The Ballon d’Or ceremony will be held in London for the very first time this year, with the London Palladium the chosen venue.
Presented to the previous season’s best footballer and decided by votes from journalists across the world, the Ballon d’Or is the sport’s most prestigious individual honour.
Since 2019 the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris has played host to the Ballon d’Or ceremony, reflecting the award’s history after being founded by French magazine France Football 70 years ago.
It is not the first time the Ballon d’Or has been presented in England, however. Sir Stanley Matthews was presented with the…
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