Ballon d'Or 2025 award LIVE - Rankings countdown begins as first names revealed ahead of ceremony

 Welcome to our live content scope of the 2025 Ballon d'Or ceremony. The amazing occasion is planned to start at 20:00 UK time, but we have hours some time recently that to give you with all the most recent reports ahead of the grant and recap everything we know in development of the ceremony. Ousmane Dembele and Lamine Yamal are among the huge stars in the running for the prestigious grant this evening.



19:13 - Ruud Gullit has arrived!

The Dutch legend has arrived on the ruddy carpet. He will be facilitating the 69th Ballon d'Or along with his co-host Kate Scott.

Gullit is a previous Ballon d'Or victor, claiming the grant in 1987 some time recently wrapping up as runner up the taking after year, so he knows a thing or two almost being a world lesson talent!



19:11 - Not long to go!

Footballing sovereignty has begun to arrive on the ruddy carpet, with the ceremony set to commence at 20:00 UK time.

 

18:55 - A reminder of the categories and the nominees

Men's Ballon d'Or® 2025 nominees

Jude Bellingham (England, Real Madrid)
Ousmane Dembélé (France, Paris Saint-Germain)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy, Paris Saint-Germain/Manchester City)
Désiré Doué (France, Paris Saint-Germain)
Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands, Inter)
Serhou Guirassy (Guinea, Borussia Dortmund)
Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden, Sporting CP/Arsenal)
Erling Haaland (Norway, Manchester City)
Achraf Hakimi (Morocco, Paris Saint-Germain)
Harry Kane (England, Bayern)
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia, Napoli/Paris Saint-Germain)
Robert Lewandowski (Poland, Barcelona)
Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina, Liverpool)
Lautaro Martínez (Argentina, Inter)
Kylian Mbappé (France, Real Madrid)
Scott McTominay (Scotland, Napoli)
Nuno Mendes (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)
João Neves (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)
Michael Olise (France, Bayern)
Cole Palmer (England, Chelsea)
Pedri (Spain, Barcelona)
Raphinha (Brazil, Barcelona)
Declan Rice (England, Arsenal)
Fabián Ruiz (Spain, Paris Saint-Germain)
Mohamed Salah (Egypt, Liverpool)
Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands, Liverpool)
Vinícius Júnior (Brazil, Real Madrid)
Vitinha (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)
Florian Wirtz (Germany, Leverkusen/Liverpool)
Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona)

Women's Ballon d'Or® 2025 nominees

Sandy Baltimore (France, Chelsea)
Barbra Banda (Zambia, Orlando Pride)
Aitana Bonmatí (Spain, Barcelona)
Lucy Bronze (England, Chelsea)
Klara Bühl (Germany, Bayern)
Mariona Caldentey (Spain, Arsenal)
Sofia Cantore (Italy, Juventus/Washington Spirit)
Steph Catley (Australia, Arsenal)
Temwa Chawinga (Malawi, Kansas City)
Melchie Dumornay (Haiti, OL Lyonnes)
Emily Fox (United States, Arsenal)
Cristiana Girelli (Italy, Juventus)
Esther González (Spain, Gotham FC)
Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway, Barcelona)
Patri Guijarro (Spain, Barcelona)
Amanda Gutierres (Brazil, Palmeiras)
Hannah Hampton (England, Chelsea)
Pernille Harder (Denmark, Bayern)
Lindsey Heaps (United States, OL Lyonnes)
Chloe Kelly (England, Manchester City/Arsenal)
Frida Leonhardsen Maanum (Norway, Arsenal)
Marta (Brazil, Orlando Pride)
Clara Mateo (France, Paris FC)
Ewa Pajor (Poland, Barcelona)
Clàudia Pina (Spain, Barcelona)
Alexia Putellas (Spain, Barcelona)
Alessia Russo (England, Arsenal)
Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Sweden, Chelsea)
Caroline Weir (Scotland, Real Madrid)
Leah Williamson (England, Arsenal)

Men's Kopa Trophy 2025 nominees

Ayyoub Bouaddi (France, Lille)
Pau Cubarsí (Spain, Barcelona)
Désiré Doué (France, Paris Saint-Germain)
Estêvão (Brazil, Palmeiras/Chelsea)
Dean Huijsen (Spain, Bournemouth/Real Madrid)
Myles Lewis-Skelly (England, Arsenal)
Rodrigo Mora (Portugal, Porto)
João Neves (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)
Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona)
Kenan Yıldız (Türkiye, Juventus)

Women's Kopa Trophy 2025 nominees

Michelle Agyemang (England, Brighton)
Linda Caicedo (Colombia, Real Madrid)
Wieke Kaptein (Netherlands, Chelsea)
Vicky López (Spain, Barcelona)
Claudia Martínez Ovando (Paraguay, Club Olimpia)

Men's Yashin Trophy 2025 nominees

Alisson Becker (Brazil, Liverpool)
Yassine Bounou (Morocco, Al Hilal)
Lucas Chevalier (France, Lille/Paris Saint-Germain)
Thibaut Courtois (Belgium, Real Madrid)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy, Paris Saint-Germain/Manchester City)
Emiliano Martínez (Argentina, Aston Villa)
Jan Oblak (Slovenia, Atlético de Madrid)
David Raya (Spain, Arsenal)
Matz Sels (Belgium, Nottingham Forest)
Yann Sommer (Switzerland, Inter)

Women's Yashin Trophy 2025 nominees

Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany, Gotham FC)
Cata Coll (Spain, Barcelona)
Hannah Hampton (England, Chelsea)
Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria, Paris FC/Brighton)
Daphne van Domselaar (Netherlands, Arsenal)

Men's Johan Cruyff Trophy 2025 nominees

Antonio Conte (Italy, Napoli)
Luis Enrique (Spain, Paris Saint-Germain)
Hansi Flick (Germany, Barcelona)
Enzo Maresca (Italy, Chelsea)
Arne Slot (Netherlands, Liverpool)

Women's Johan Cruyff Trophy 2025 nominees

Sonia Bompastor (France, Chelsea)
Arthur Elias (Brazil, Brazil national team)
Justine Madugu (Nigeria, Nigeria national team)
Renée Slegers (Netherlands, Arsenal)
Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands, England national team)

Men's Club of the Year Trophy 2025 nominees

Barcelona (Spain)
Botafogo (Brazil)
Chelsea (England)
Liverpool (England)
Paris Saint-Germain (France)

Women's Club of the Year Trophy 2025 nominees

Arsenal (England)
Barcelona (Spain)
Chelsea (England)
OL Lyonnes (France)
Orlando Pride (United States)

18:51 - Kate Scott is here!

The 2025 Ballon d'Or host Kate Scott has arrived on the red carpet ahead of the ceremony.

 

The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Trailer: Pedro Pascal and Baby Yoda Topple an AT-AT, Fight Jeremy Allen White’s Hutt and Team Up With Sigourney Weaver

 Fans of "Star Wars" are getting closer to visiting a galaxy far, far away.

The first trailer has been released for Jon Favreau's upcoming "Star Wars" movie, "The Mandalorian and Grogu," which stars Pedro Pascal from his "Mandalorian" Disney+ series.
Mando and Grogu battle a number of malevolent robots and sci-fi monsters in the teaser after meeting Weaver and White's characters. Zeb Orrelios from "Star Wars Rebels" and Babu Frik, the cute "Rise of Skywalker" alien race, also make appearances. In Rotta the Hutt's arena, the two heroes battle what looks to be a Rancor-like lizard monster and defeat a stooped AT-AT that epically tumbles down a mountainside.




The next "Star Wars" film, "The Mandalorian and Grogu," was initially revealed in January 2024 and is scheduled to premiere in theaters on May 22, 2026. The cast also features Jeremy Allen White as Jabba the Hutt's son Rotta, Jonny Coyne as an imperial warlord, Sigourney Weaver as a fighter pilot, and Pascal's masked Mandalorian character and his little sidekick Grogu (also known as Baby Yoda). 

Mando and Grogu battle a number of malevolent robots and sci-fi monsters in the teaser after meeting Weaver and White's characters. Zeb Orrelios from "Star Wars Rebels" and Babu Frik, the cute "Rise of Skywalker" alien race, also make appearances. In Rotta the Hutt's arena, the two heroes battle what looks to be a Rancor-like lizard monster and defeat a stooped AT-AT that epically tumbles down a mountainside.

"The terrible Empire has fallen, and Imperial warlords remain scattered over the galaxy," reads the logline. The renowned Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and his teenage pupil Grogu have been called upon by the nascent New Republic to help safeguard all the Rebellion battled for.



When the movie was first announced, Favreau remarked, "I have loved telling stories based in the rich world that George Lucas created." "It is quite exciting to think about bringing the Mandalorian and his disciple Grogu to the big screen."