Good evening everybody and welcome along to this MARCA in English live blog to take you through the highly anticipated Ballon d'Or 2025ceremony in Paris. The Ballon d'Or is an esteemed individual award in the world of football, established by France Football magazine in 1956. Last year saw a fresh name be honoured when Manchester City's Rodri beat out Real Madrid's Vinicius to take home the award. This year a new winner will take home the award, with the likes of Paris-Saint Germain's Ousmane Dembele and Barcelona's Lamine Yamal the favourites. In the women's category, among the most popular names are Alessia Russo of Arsenal, Alexia Putellas and Aitana Bonmatí of Barcelona, as well as Hannah Hampton of Chelsea. Ballon d'Or 2025 LIVE: Follow every highlight of the most important soccer awards ceremony Update narration When and where to watch the Ballon d'Or Gala The Ballon d'Or 2024 ceremony will begin on Monday at 21:00 local time, which is 3:00 pm ET/12:00 pm PT, and can be watched on Paramount+. Red carpet coverage will begin one our earlier.
