Ballon d'Or 2024 - LIVE: Rankings reveal with Rodri expected to beat Vinicius Jr

The 2024 Ballon d'Or and 2024 Ballon d'Or Feminin awards will be handed out a star-studded ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris.

As always, there's been plenty of fanfare and intrigue as to who will the win top prizes, with particular mystery surrounding the men's award won for the eighth time in 2023 by Lionel Messi.

Vinicius Junior was the frontrunner in many people's estimation, owing to a superb year for both Real Madrid – whom he won La Liga and the Champions League with – and with national team Brazil. But in a shock late turn of events, it appears Manchester City midfielder Rodri will now get the nod to win the award - Vinicius, teammate Dani Carvajal and the entire Real Madrid camp expected to skip the awards ceremony in its entirety after learning of the outcome.

Barcelona's Aitana Bonmati is expected to win the Ballon d'Or Feminin for the second successive year - continuing the Spanish dominance of the award first started by her club and international teammate Alexia Putellas.

Lamine Yamal was named the Kopa Trophy winner for 2024 – the first award announced after the ceremony began – and Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe shared the Gerd Muller Trophy after tremendous goalscoring seasons.

Follow along with 90min for live updates of every placing as the evening unfolds.

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Ballon d'Or 2024 - live rankings reveal

Live ranking

• 8 - Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona)
• 9 - Toni Kroos (Germany, Real Madrid)
• 10 - Harry Kane (England, Bayern Munich)
• 11 - Phil Foden (England, Manchester City)
• 12 - Florian Wirtz (Germany, Bayer Leverkusen)
• 13 - Dani Olmo (Spain, Leipzig / Barcelona)
• 14 - Ademola Lookman (Nigeria, Atalanta)
• 15 - Nico Williams (Spain, Athletic Club)
• 16 - Granit Xhaka (Switzerland, Bayer Leverkusen)
• 17 - Federico Valverde (Uruguay, Real Madrid)
• 18 - Emiliano Martínez (Argentina, Aston Villa)
• 19 - Martin Odegaard (Norway, Arsenal)
• 20 - Hakan Çalhanoğlu (Turkey, Inter)
• 21 - Bukayo Saka (England, Arsenal)
• 22 - Antonio Rüdiger (Germany, Real Madrid)
• 23 - Ruben Dias (Portugal, Manchester City)
• 24 - William Saliba (France, Arsenal)
• 25 - Cole Palmer (England, Manchester City / Chelsea)
• 26 - Declan Rice (England, Arsenal)
• 27 - Vitinha (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)
• 28 - Alejandro Grimaldo (Spain, Bayer Leverkusen)
• 29= Mats Hummels (Germany, Borussia Dortmund)
• 29= Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine, Dnipro / Girona / Roma)

Remaining nominees

• Jude Bellingham (England, Real Madrid)
• Dani Carvajal (Spain, Real Madrid)
• Erling Haaland (Norway, Manchester City)
• Lautaro Martínez (Argentina, Inter)
• Kylian Mbappé (France, Paris Saint-Germain / Real Madrid)
• Rodri (Spain, Manchester City)
• Vinícius Júnior (Brazil, Real Madrid)

Ballon d'Or Feminin 2024 - live rankings reveal

Live ranking

• 8 - Mariona Caldentey (Spain, Barcelona / Arsenal)
• 9 - Trinity Rodman (USA, Washington Spirit)
• 10 - Alexia Putellas (Spain, Barcelona)
• 11 - Patricia Guijarro (Spain, Barcelona)
• 12 - Barbra Banda (Zambia, Shanghai RCB / Orlando Pride)
• 13 - Lauren James (England, Chelsea)
• 14 - Ada Hegerberg (Norway, Olympique Lyonnais)
• 15 - Khadija Shaw (Jamaica, Manchester City)
• 16 - Tabitha Chawinga (Malawi, Paris Saint-Germain / Olympique Lyonnais)
• 17 - Alyssa Naeher (USA, Chicago Red Stars)
• 18 - Gabi Portilho (Brazil, Corinthians)
• 19 - Giulia Gwinn (Germany, Bayern Munich)
• 20 - Lucy Bronze (England, Barcelona / Chelsea)
• 21 - Mayra Ramírez (Colombia, Levante / Chelsea)
• 22 - Glódís Viggósdóttir (Iceland, Bayern Munich)
• 23 - Tarciane (Brazil, Corinthians / Houston Dash)
• 24 - Lea Schüller (Germany, Bayern Munich)
• 25 - Sjoeke Nüsken (Germany, Chelsea)
• 26 - Yui Hasegawa (Japan, Manchester City)
• 27 - Manuela Giugliano (Italy, AS Roma)
• 28 - Lauren Hemp (England, Manchester City)
• 29 - Ewa Pajor (Poland, VfL Wolfsburg / Barcelona)
• 30 - Grace Geyoro (France, Paris Saint-Germain)

Remaining nominees

• Aitana Bonmatí (Spain, Barcelona)
• Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway, Barcelona)
• Lindsey Horan (USA, Olympique Lyonnais)
• Marie-Antoinette Katoto (France, Paris Saint-Germain)
• Salma Paralluelo (Spain, Barcelona)
• Sophia Smith (USA, Portland Thorns)
• Mallory Swanson (USA, Chicago Red Stars)

How does voting work for 2024 Ballon d'Or?

No players or coaches are involved in the Ballon d'Or voting process. Instead, 100 journalists from FIFA's 100 highest-ranked countries cast votes, and different points are awarded for each placing within the top ten on a sliding scale.

• First: 15 points
• Second: 12 points
• Third: Ten points
• Fourth: Eight points
• Fifth: Seven points
• Sixth: Five points
• Seventh: Four points
• Eighth: Three points
• Ninth: Two points
• Tenth: One point

The player who accumulates the most points from the votes is the winner of the Ballon d'Or. In the unlikely event of a tie, the player who accumulates the most first-place votes will win the award.

How to watch the Ballon d'Or 2024 on TV and live stream

The Ballon d'Or ceremony will be shown for audiences across the world for free on the L'Equipe YouTube channel, although some geo-restrictions may apply. In the United Kingdom, this year's ceremony will also be broadcast live on TNT Sports and their streaming platform discovery+.

The ceremony will begin at 19:00 GMT, 20:00 CEST and 14:00 ET in the United States and will be co-hosted by French-British journalist Sandy Heribert and former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba.

It's not known exactly when the Ballon d'Or ceremony will conclude but the event will likely take place over several hours.

Yashin Trophy 2024 nominees

The Yashin Trophy is handed out to the best men's goalkeeper every year, with the winner chosen based on their performances from the previous season. It is selected by a number of former Ballon d'Or winners.

• Diogo Costa (Portugal, Porto)
• Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy, Paris Saint-Germain)
• Gregor Kobel (Switzerland, Borussia Dortmund)
• Andriy Lunin (Ukraine, Real Madrid)
• Mike Maignan (France, Milan)
• Giorgi Mamardashvili (Georgia, Valencia)
• Emiliano Martínez (Argentina, Aston Villa)
• Unai Simón (Spain, Athletic Club)
• Yann Sommer (Switzerland, Inter)
• Ronwen Williams (South Africa, Mamelodi Sundowns)

Kopa Trophy 2024

The Kopa Trophy has been awarded at the Ballon d'Or ceremony since 2018 and is claimed by the best performing male footballer under the age of 21. It can be won by players outside of UEFA competition and leagues, which sets it apart from the Golden Boy award.

The award is named after the legendary Raymond Kopa and there have only been five past winners after 2020's award was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

2024 ranking

• 1 - Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona)
• 2 - Arda Güler (Turkey, Real Madrid)
• 3 - Kobbie Mainoo (England, Manchester United)
• 4 - Savinho (Brazil, Girona / Manchester City)
• 5 - Pau Cubarsí (Spain, Barcelona)
• 6= Joao Neves (Portugal, Benfica, Paris Saint-Germain)
• 6= Alejandro Garnacho (Argentina, Manchester United)
• 8= Warren Zaïre-Emery (France, Paris Saint-Germain)
• 8= Mathys Tel (France, Bayern Munich)
• 8= Karim Konaté (Ivory Coast, Salzburg)

Gerd Muller Trophy 2024

After both finishing the 2023/24 season with 52 goals in all competitions, Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe were the joint-winners of the Gerd Muller Trophy - won by Erling Haaland in 2023.

Only Kane was there to accept the award, however, with Real Madrid opting not to send Mbappe or any other representative to the ceremony.

Men's Coach of the Year Trophy 2024 nominees

• Xabi Alonso (Spain, Bayer Leverkusen)
• Carlo Ancelotti (Italy, Real Madrid)
• Luis de la Fuente (Spain, Spain national team)
• Gian Piero Gasperini (Italy, Atalanta)
• Pep Guardiola (Spain, Manchester City)
• Lionel Scaloni (Argentina, Argentina national team)

• Mens's Club of The Year 2024 - Real Madrid

Women's Coach of the Year Trophy 2024 nominees

• Sonia Bompastor (France, Olympique Lyonnais / Chelsea)
• Arthur Elias (Brazil, Corinthians / Brazil national team)
• Jonatan Giráldez (Spain, Barcelona / Washington Spirit)
• Emma Hayes (England, Chelsea / USA national team)
• Filipa Patão (Portugal, Benfica)
• Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands, England national team)

• Women's Club of The Year 2024 - FC Barcelona Femini

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