Ballon d'Or ceremony moves to London for its 70th anniversary in October

The Ballon d'Or ceremony will relocate from Paris to London this October to mark the 70th anniversary of the award. First presented in 1956 to Sir Stanley Matthews, the trophy remains the most significant individual honor in soccer. The upcoming event features 12 distinct categories, expanded from the original men's Ballon d'Or to include women's honors and awards for youth, goalkeepers, and strikers. Voting for the top men's prize involves a jury of 100 journalists from the highest-ranked FIFA nations, while the Ballon d'Or Feminin is decided by a 50-journalist panel. Recent ceremonies have seen Barcelona players dominate across multiple categories, including consecutive Kopa Trophy wins for Lamine Yamal and back-to-back Club of the Year titles for the women's team.

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