The final 10 contenders for the 2026 men’s and women’s Ballon d’Or awards have been revealed as the ceremony takes place at the London Palladium in England.
The 70th edition of the awards is being held in London for the first time, having traditionally been staged in Paris. The ceremony is hosted by Kate Scott and French football legend Thierry Henry.
Men’s Ballon d’Or: Final 10 contenders
The finalists, listed in no particular order, are:
- Ousmane Dembélé — Paris Saint-Germain, France
- Erling Haaland — Manchester City, Norway
- Harry Kane — Bayern Munich, England
- Khvicha Kvaratskhelia — Paris Saint-Germain, Georgia
- Kylian Mbappé — Real Madrid, France
- Lionel Messi — Inter Miami, Argentina
- Michael Olise — Bayern Munich, France
- Fabián Ruiz — Paris Saint-Germain, Spain
- Rodri — Manchester City, Spain
- Lamine Yamal — Barcelona, Spain
Men’s rankings: 11th to 30th
- Jude Bellingham — Real Madrid, England
- Pau Cubarsí — Barcelona, Spain
- Achraf Hakimi — Paris Saint-Germain, Morocco
- Vitinha — Paris Saint-Germain, Portugal
- Declan Rice — Arsenal, England
- Ferran Torres — Barcelona, Spain
- Vinícius Júnior — Real Madrid, Brazil
- Marc Cucurella — Chelsea, Spain
- João Neves — Paris Saint-Germain, Portugal
- Willian Pacho — Paris Saint-Germain, Ecuador
- Gabriel Magalhães — Arsenal, Brazil
- Lautaro Martínez — Inter Milan, Argentina
- Nuno Mendes — Paris Saint-Germain, Portugal
- Luis Díaz — Bayern Munich, Colombia
- Marquinhos — Paris Saint-Germain, Brazil
- Dayot Upamecano — Bayern Munich, France
- Bruno Fernandes — Manchester United, Portugal
- Julián Quiñones — Al-Qadsiah, Mexico
- Sadio Mané — Al-Nassr, Senegal
- William Saliba — Arsenal, France
Women’s Ballon d’Or: Final 10 contenders
The women’s finalists, also listed in no particular order, are:
- Temwa Chawinga — Kansas City Current, Malawi
- Melchie Dumornay — Lyon, Haiti
- Caroline Graham Hansen — Barcelona, Norway
- Patri Guijarro — Barcelona, Spain
- Pernille Harder — Bayern Munich, Denmark
- Ewa Pajor — Barcelona, Poland
- Clàudia Pina — Barcelona, Spain
- Alexia Putellas — Barcelona/London City Lionesses, Spain
- Alessia Russo — Arsenal, England
- Khadija Shaw — Manchester City, Jamaica
Women’s rankings: 11th to 30th
- Yui Hasegawa — Manchester City, Japan
- Klara Bühl — Bayern Munich, Germany
- Mariona Caldentey — Arsenal, Spain
- Wendie Renard — Lyon, France
- Cata Coll — Barcelona, Spain
- Mapi León — Barcelona/London City Lionesses, Spain
- Esmee Brugts — Barcelona, Netherlands
- Barbra Banda — Orlando Pride, Zambia
- Tessa Wullaert — Inter Milan/Como, Belgium
- Selma Bacha — Lyon, France
- Scarlett Camberos — Club América, Mexico
- Manaka Matsukubo — North Carolina Courage/Chelsea, Japan
- Momoko Tanikawa — Bayern Munich, Japan
- Kerstin Casparij — Manchester City, Netherlands
- Caroline Weir — Real Madrid/Lyon, Scotland
- Alex Greenwood — Manchester City, England
- Rose Lavelle — Gotham FC, United States
- Lorena — Kansas City Current, Brazil
- Melvine Malard — Manchester United/Chelsea, France
- Vivianne Miedema — Manchester City, Netherlands
The final positions of the top 10 in both categories are being determined at the ceremony. The Ballon d’Or recognises the best male and female players based on individual performances, team achievements and sporting conduct during the assessment period.
