After a year without a winner due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Ballon d’Or is back this fall. It will be necessary to wait until November 29 to know the name of the successors of Lionel Messi, who had entered his name for the sixth time on the charts two years earlier, and Megan Rapinoe.
The ceremony, presented in particular by Didier Drogba, will take place at the Théâtre du Châtelet on Monday, November 29 at 8:30 p.m. The men’s and women’s Golden Balls will be awarded, as well as the Kopa trophy for best youngster and the Yachine trophy for best goalkeeper.
The list of nominees for these different prizes will be unveiled on Friday, October 8 from 5.30 p.m. on the branches and networks of the L’Equipe group, the organizers said in a press release.