Jean-Baptiste Sarrazin 7:59 p.m., October 17, 2022, modified at 8:01 p.m., October 17, 2022
This is the long-awaited evening for all football enthusiasts.
The presentation of the Golden Ball can be followed live in Europe 1 Sport and on the Europe 1 website. Frenchman Karim Benzema is the big favorite of this 66th edition.
He could succeed big names in football like Michel Platini or Zinédine Zidane.
Small revolution of this ceremony, the Ballon d'Or will be accompanied by a Formula 1 car, an Alpine.
The car of the French firm is near the deposit of the players.
Highlights:
-One of the favorites for the Ballon d'Or, Karim Benzema, has arrived on the red carpet
-Zinédine Zidane, the last Frenchman to win the Ballon d'Or (1998), arrived at the Théâtre du Châtelet
-Karim Benzema is the main favorite to succeed Lionel Messi
The list of Top 10 players
The 10 players still in the running to win the Ballon d'Or are: Karim Benzema, Thibaut Courtois, Kevin De Bruyne, Erling Haaland, Robert Lewandowski, Sadio Mané, Kylian Mbappé, Luka Modric, Mohamed Salah, Vinicius Jr. 30th to 11th place is already known.
Players still in the trophy race will know their ranking from 8 p.m.