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LIVE Ballon d'Or 2024 Ceremony: Updates From Paris

Live news, updates and the full list of winners from the Ballon d'Or 2024 Ceremony in Paris, France where Manchester City's Rodri is expected to win the award.

Max Mallow

Rodri is expected to win the men's Ballon d'Or award with Real Madrid players skipping the event.
Rodri is expected to win the men's Ballon d'Or award with Real Madrid players skipping the event. / FRANCK FIFE/AFP
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SI Soccer provides live updates and news from the 2024 Ballon d'Or ceremony at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, France. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 3:45 p.m. ET. Check back regularly.

LIVE Ballon d'Or 2024 Ceremony: Updates From Paris

  1. 2024 Gerd Muller Trophy Winner
  2. Ballon d'Or Remembers Franz Beckenbauer
  3. 2024 Men's Club of the Year Winner
  4. 2024 Men's Ballon d'Or Rankings 10-8
  5. 2024 Women's Club of the Year Winner
  6. 2024 Women's Ballon d'Or Rankings 10-8
  7. Kopa Trophy Winner
  8. Nominees Take the Stage
  9. Ceremony Begins
  10. The Winner Arrives?
  11. Richarlison Calls Out Ballon d'Or Ceremony on Instagram
  12. FC Barcelona Arrives
  13. Marta Sounds Off on Vinicius Junior's Reported Snub
  14. Toni Kroos Comments on 2024 Ballon d'Or
  15. 2024 Ballon d'Or Red Carpet Looks and Arrivals
  16. 2024 Men's Ballon d'Or Rankings 15-11
  17. 2024 Women's Ballon d'Or Preview
  18. 2024 Men's Ballon d'Or Rankings 20-16
  19. 2024 Women's Ballon d'Or Rankings 20-11
  20. 2024 Women's Ballon d'Or Rankings 30-21
  21. 2024 Men's Ballon d'Or Rankings 29-21
  22. Rodri Reportedly Winning the 2024 Ballon d'Or, Real Madrid Players Won't Attend

2024 Gerd Muller Trophy Winner

4:22 p.m. ET: Two players were awarded a Gerd Muller Trophy for tying on 52 goals scored last season: Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe.

Ballon d'Or Remembers Franz Beckenbauer

4:15 p.m. ET: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is joined by Beckenbauer's wife Heidi and son Joel on stage to celebrate Der Kaiser's life. Beckenbauer passed away on Jan. 7, 2024 at 78-years-old.

"We hope the fans remember Franz as an outstanding football player and man. He was a very special person with a big, big heart," Heidi said. "He was a role model as a coach, as a player, but also as a father,' Joel added.

2024 Men's Club of the Year Winner

4:12 p.m. ET: Well, who's going to accept this award? Turns out... no one. Real Madrid is announced as the men's club of the year after winning yet another Champions League and La Liga this past season.

2024 Men's Ballon d'Or Rankings 10-8

  • 10th - Harry Kane
  • 9th - Toni Kroos
  • 8th - Lamine Yamal

2024 Women's Club of the Year Winner

Marta Torrejon, Caroline Graham Hansen, Aitana Bonmati, Salma Paraluello, Alexia Putellas, Patri Guijarro.
Barcelona Femeni's representatives at the Ballon d'Or ceremony / IMAGO/PA Images

4:07 p.m. ET: Barcelona wins women's club of the year with president Joan Laporta and Alexia Putellas taking the stage to accept the award.

2024 Women's Ballon d'Or Rankings 10-8

  • 10th - Alexia Putellas
  • 9th - Trinity Rodman
  • 8th - Mariona Caldentey

Kopa Trophy Winner

3:55 p.m. ET: Ruud Gullit takes the stage to present the winner of the 2024 Kopa Trophy. And the winner is... Barcelona and Spain's Lamine Yamal.

"I want to thank Luis de la Fuente, and long live to Barcelona and Spain as well," Yamal said in his acceptance speech.

The Finalists

  • Arda Guler
  • Kobbie Mainoo
  • Savinho
  • Pau Cubarsi

Yamal is now the youngest player to:

  • Play and score for Spain
  • Score in La Liga history
  • To play at a UEFA Euro tournament
  • To score in a UEFA Euro tournament
  • To win a UEFA Euro tournament
  • To win the Kopa Trophy

Nominees Take the Stage

3:51 p.m. ET: The women's, men's and managerial stars of the ceremony take the stage for a moment of applause. Rodri and Luis de la Fuente are the last two introduced. Notably absent: every Real Madrid nominee.

Ceremony Begins

3:45 p.m. ET: The 2024 Ballon d'Or ceremony has begun. Stick with SI Soccer for live updates throughout the show.

The Winner Arrives?

3:25 p.m. ET: If the reports are to be believed, the 2024 winner has walked the red carpet ahead of the ceremony. Rodri said on the red carpet that he's recovering well and it was important for him to come. He called being at the ceremony "a present," saying he doesn't know anything about the results and who's going to win.

Richarlison Calls Out Ballon d'Or Ceremony on Instagram

3:14 p.m. ET: Brazil national team teammate and Tottenham Hotspur striker Richarlison sounded off on Instagram in the comments of a Ballon d'Or post. People are not happy with the reported outcome.

FC Barcelona Arrives

2:53 p.m. ET: Barcelona's representatives including Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo, Caroline Graham Hanse, Patri Guijarro, Aitana Bonmati, Joan Laporta and more walked the red carpet. Barcelona's Bonmati and Yamal are favorites to win awards tonight.

Marta Sounds Off on Vinicius Junior's Reported Snub

2:39 p.m. ET: Brazilian soccer icon Marta issued a statement on Instagram Stories wanting answers for Vinicius Junior reportedly being snubbed by Rodri for the award.

Toni Kroos Comments on 2024 Ballon d'Or

2:28 p.m. ET: Former Real Madrid and Germany midfielder Toni Kroos: "Rodri will win the Ballon d'Or. I've never seen the importance of these individiual awards in football, they have no place."

2024 Ballon d'Or Red Carpet Looks and Arrivals

Ceremony Hosts Sandy Heribert and Didier Drogba

1995 Ballon d'Or Winner George Weah

Barcelona's Lamine Yamal

Bayern Munich's Harry Kane

Atalanta's Ademola Lookman

Ademola Lookman
The Atalanta player finished 14th in the Ballon d'Or rankings. / IMAGO/PA Images

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Spain manager Luis de La Fuente

AS Roma's Mats Hummels and Artem Dovbyk

2024 Men's Ballon d'Or Rankings 15-11

  • 15th - Nico Williams
  • 14th - Ademola Lookman
  • 13th - Dani Olmo
  • 12th - Florian Wirtz
  • 11th - Phil Foden

2024 Women's Ballon d'Or Preview

2024 Men's Ballon d'Or Rankings 20-16

  • 20th - Hakan Calhanoglu
  • 19th - Martin Odegaard
  • 18th - Emiliano Martinez
  • 17th - Federico Valverde
  • 16th - Granit Xhaka

2024 Women's Ballon d'Or Rankings 20-11

  • 20th - Lucy Bronze
  • 19th - Giulia Gwinn
  • 18th - Gabi Portilho
  • 17th - Alyssa Naeher
  • 16th - Tabitha Chawinga
  • 15th - Khadija Shaw
  • 14th - Ada Hegerberg
  • 13th - Lauren James
  • 12th - Barbra Banda
  • 11th - Patri Guijarro

2024 Women's Ballon d'Or Rankings 30-21

  • 30th - Grace Geyoro
  • 29th - Ewa Pajor
  • 28th - Lauren Hemp
  • 27th - Manuela Giugliano
  • 26th - Yui Hasegawa
  • 25th - Sjoeke Nusken
  • 24th - Leah Schuller
  • 23rd - Tarciane
  • 22nd - Glodis Viggosdottir
  • 21st - Mayra Ramirez

2024 Men's Ballon d'Or Rankings 29-21

  • 29th - Artem Dovbyk
  • 29th - Mats Hummels
  • 28th - Alejandro Grimaldo
  • 27th - Vitinha
  • 26th - Declan Rice
  • 25th - Cole Palmer
  • 24th - William Saliba
  • 23rd - Ruben Dias
  • 22nd - Antonio Rudiger
  • 21st - Bukayo Saka

Rodri Reportedly Winning the 2024 Ballon d'Or, Real Madrid Players Won't Attend

12:13 p.m. ET: Rodri is reportedly the winner of the 2024 Ballon d'Or. Real Madrid's constituency of Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior, Dani Carvajal, Carlo Ancelotti and Florentino Perez are reportedly skipping the ceremony.

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Max Mallow is an editor for Sports Illustrated Soccer. An avid supporter of Arsenal, he spends way too much time trying to build up his Ultimate Team squad in EA FC each year while just having enough time to tweet anytime an Arsenal player scores a goal.

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