The Ballon d'Or Award is an annual football award for the best international football player from the previous season. The award is voted by a panel of selected journalists from the top football playing countries.
The 2025 Ballon d'Or award will be determined based on performances over the 2024/25 season, including any international tournaments. This is the fourth year of the new voting period, before 2022 the award was judged based on the previous calendar year.
The winner will be announced at a gala ceremony in October 2025, probably on the 27th. In recent years, the ceremony has been held at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris.
The 2024 Ballon d'Or winner was Rodri. The early favorites for the award are Vinicius Junior and Erling Haaland. See who is predicted to win in 2025.
When known, we will list the 30 nominated players, from which the winner will be determined.
Related Pages
- 2025 Ballon d'Or Predictions
- Women's Ballon d'Or in 2025
- Ballon d'Or Home
- Men's Ballon d'Or Winner's List
- Football Awards Lists
- List of the FIFA male player of the year and FIFA female player of the year.
- History of the Ballon d'Or