Di Ballon d’Or, wey be di most prestigious award for football, don announce say im 2026 ceremony go take place for London on October 26. Dis year na special one because e be di 70th anniversary of di award, wey France Football create for 1956.
For di first time ever, di ceremony no go hold for Paris but for London, to honour Stanley Matthews, di first winner of di Ballon d’Or 70 years ago. Since 2024, UEFA don join France Football to organise di award, and dis move to London show say di award dey grow and become global brand.
As di European football season dey wrap up and di 2026 FIFA World Cup dey near, everybody dey ask who go win di award. Ousmane Dembélé, wey win for 2025, dey among di favourites, especially as Paris Saint-Germain don already win Ligue 1 and dey face Arsenal for Champions League final dis weekend.
Anoda strong contender na Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Dembélé teammate for PSG. Harry Kane of Bayern Munich see im odds drop after dem lose for Champions League semi-final, while Kylian Mbappe of Real Madrid still dey di race.
Di organisers say dem go announce more details about media accreditation and di list of nominees later. Di ceremony go bring together football biggest stars for di English capital to see who go succeed Dembélé.
