Ballon d’Or don enter Nigerian X trend at number 18, according to trends24.in, as di football world dey anticipate di 2026 ceremony. Di topic get search link for X, and na di social-media side of di gist. News outlets dey report di ceremony details separately.
GOAL report say di 70th Ballon d’Or ceremony dey set for Monday evening for London Palladium. Na first time di event dey move go London, away from Châtelet theatre in Paris. Di frontrunners na Kylian Mbappé, Lamine Yamal, Harry Kane and Ousmane Dembélé. But di identity of di winner still remain one of football best-kept secrets. GOAL add say promotional campaigns and fake leaks dey, but only about five people know di good news so far.
Pascal Ferré, former head of di Ballon d’Or award, tell RMC say since 2024 winners no dey know dia fate before di ceremony, and dem dey treat all of dem equally. E talk say when dem reach di hall for London, none of dem go fit raise arms before di others because dem no know. E add say dem change di rules after di Messi and Ronaldo era, and dem decide to hide di winner name until di last moment to make secrecy easier.
USA TODAY report say France Football don organize di individual prize for long and get large panel of voters from around di world. Sky Sports get explainer on date, time, voting, odds, favourites and all-time winners. BBC describe di race as di biggest individual prize for football, while Al Jazeera publish piece on which countries and players don win most Ballon d’Or awards.
