Ballon d'Or 2022: When is the ceremony and when is winner announced? Tweak to Ballon d'Or award which may change outcome

It’s already time for this year’s Ballon d’Or with the nominations for the shortlist to be announced this Friday on August 12, 2022 for the men’s and women’s awards. The Ballon d’Or began back in 1956, whilst the women’s Ballon d’Or, which is formally known as the Ballon d’Or Feminin, started in 2018. Ad What is the Ballon d’Or’s purpose? To find the best player in world football, although this year will be the first time the results are based on the action from the previous season, rather than a calendar year.

This is the period from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2022. Ballon d'OrWhen is the 2022 Ballon d'Or shortlist announced?08/08/2022 AT 12:25 Lionel Messi won the men’s 2021 Ballon d’Or whilst Alexia Putellas won the women’s award, with both set to be among the nominations again this year. Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have won 12 of the last 13 Ballon d’Or, with Real Madrid’s Luka Modric bringing their run of success to a brief end in 2018.

From 1956 to 1994, the Ballon d'Or was given solely to footballers in Europe and the award was called the European Footballer of the Year. Since 1995, non-European players at European clubs have been eligible for the prize, before it became global in 2007. When is the 2022 Ballon d’Or ceremony date? The nominations for the ceremony will be made on August 12, with the prize giving itself taking place on October 17, one month prior to the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

To follow the nominations this Friday, Eurosport.co.uk will run a live blog across the whole day. To keep up to day with every nominee, every announcement and the final shortlists, follow our 2022 Ballon d'Or nominees live blog on eurosport.co.uk starting at 08:00. Qatar World Cup start date set to change — reports Could Mead