SportGoal.comThis keeps happening: the Ballon d'Or 2026 candidate rankings announced
The 2026 Ballon d'Or ceremony is being held in London tonight, with Mbappe, Lamine Yamal and Harry Kane among the top ten contenders for the award.
London, the British capital, hosts the Ballon d'Or ceremony for 2026 today, Monday, amid global anticipation to reveal the winner of the award, with the names of the 30 nominees announced successively in descending order, until the ceremony begins at nine in the evening Makkah time.
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