It has been announced when the list of candidates for the Ballon d'Or will be announced.

**The date for the announcement of the list of candidates for the "Golden Ball" award has been announced**

The list of candidates for the "Golden Ball" award, which is awarded to the best player in the world, will be announced on September 8. This was reported on the official website of the award.

The ceremony to award the winners of the best player of the year and other nominations will be held in London on October 26. This event has been held in Paris since 2019. However, this year's ceremony was moved to the British capital as a mark of respect for the fact that the first owner of the historic award was Englishman Stanley Matthews.

30 candidates will compete for the awards for the best male and female player of the year. The final winners will be determined according to the results of voting by international judges.

The current holder of the Ballon d'Or is PSG and France striker Ousmane Dembele. The absolute record holder for the most wins is Inter Miami striker Lionel Messi (8 times).

For information, the Ballon d'Or award was established in 1956 by France Football as an award for the best player in Europe (based on the votes of sports journalists). In 2010, the International Football Federation (FIFA) and France Football announced that they had merged their awards (with national team captains and coaches also voting). However, in September 2016, the publication stopped cooperating with FIFA and returned to the traditional system of determining the winner.