Ballon d'Or 2022: Date, Feminin, nominees, how to watch, odds and more

The Ballon d’Or is a huge football event that declares the best male and female player in the world and we can reveal all the nominees for the 2022 event and also reveal how you can watch the show.

The award, which was created by the French in 1956, has seen many amazing winners, and in the modern game, we have seen Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo dominate this award. The Ballon d’Or Feminin saw Alex Putellas win in 2021.

Messi has won the prestigious award seven times, whilst Ronaldo has won it five, but now, it looks like there will be a new name on the trophy.

With so many amazing footballers performing amazingly over the year of 2022, there are many different answers from fans as to who should lift the award, but its the players who vote for the Ballon d'Or winner and we are close to finding out the winner.

Here is everything you need to know about the 2022 Ballon d'Or:

The 2022 Ballon d'Or will be on Monday 17th October 2022 and it will begin at around 3:30 PM UK time and end around 9:00 PM UK time. From about 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM GMT, the organisers will start to announce the ranking of the players from 20th-4th on the Ballon d'Or Twitter account.

Players will start to walk on the red carpet at the event at 6:50 PM UK time and the ceremony to announce 3rd-1st will begin at 7:30 GMT.

Football fans across the globe will be over the moon to hear that the amazing 2022 Ballon d'Or event will be available to watch for free. Those wanting to watch it can do so via L'Equipe's YouTube channel and also via the official L'Equipe website

Here are the list of nominees for both the mens and the women's Ballon d'Or and as you can see, there are some pretty big names in the running for the awards.

Here are the top five favourites