Nominees, categories... Everything you need to know ahead of the 2024 Ballon d'Or Gala

Finally it has arrived the day. This 28 October 2024 will take place the edition number 67 of the Gala of the Balloon of Gold, prize awarded by the French magazine France Football. In this occasion, will reward no only to the best footballer of the season in the masculine and feminine categories, but also they will recognise other seven categories: the Trophy Kopa, destined award to the best minor player of 21 years, the Trophy Yashin, associated to the best porter of the season, the Trophy Gerd Müller, for the maximum goleador of the campaign, the prize to the best masculine club and feminine of the year, in addition to the prizes to the best trainer and trainer of the year.

The gala will carry in the Theatre of Châtelet in Paris and will begin to the 19:00 hours. In Spain, the ceremony will be transmitted by Movistar+.

Balloon of Masculine Gold

In this point, without place to doubts, the prize that perhaps generate the main expectation on who will be the receptor of the same is obviously the Balloon of Gold, award that according to diverse sources situate like favourite to the forward of the Real Madrid, Vinícius Jr. However, behind the native of São Gonçalo there is other 29 nominated, standing out of representative way players of the white squad (7) and of the Manchester City (4), combined that contribute the main quantity of active to this listing.

Historical data to take:

• Year in which it began to hand: 1956.
• First winner of the Balloon of Gold: Stanley Matthews.
• Who is the valid winner of the Balloon of Gold?: Leo Messi.
• Who is the player that in more occasions has heaved this award?: Leo Messi (8).
• Squad with more winners of Balloon of Gold in his history: FC Barcelona (12) and Real Madrid (12).

Balloon of Feminine gold

In the feminine category, the main favourite for this award looks to be the midfield player of the Barça Femení, Aitana Bonmati, the one who at present has the prize and after a stood out season with the Catalan squad, presents like one of the main candidates for this recognition. Behind her, there is other 29 nominated to the prize, among which highlights notably the presence of active of the Barcelona, with a total of until eight footballers, being this squad, winner of the cuadruplete (League F, Woman's Champions League, Cup of the Queen and Supercopa of Spain), the one who main number of players contributes to this listing.

Historical data to take:

• Year in which it began to hand: 2010.
• First winner of the Balloon of feminine Gold: Marta Scallop gives Silva.
• Who is the valid winner of the Balloon of feminine Gold?: Aitana Bonmatí.
• Who is the player that in more occasions has heaved this award?: Alexia Putellas (2).
• Squad with more winners of Balloon of feminine Gold in his history: Barça Femení (3).

Trophy Kopa

REGARDING the category of the Trophy Kopa, take part a total of 10 players. Without place to doubts, the big favourite for this award is the forward of 17 years, Lamine Yamal, whose stood out season with the FC Barcelona turn an indisputable candidate to win this prize. By the way, so much the Barça like the Manchester United are the squads that more players contribute to this line, with a total of two representatives each one.

Historical data to take:

• Year in which it began to hand: 2018.
• First winner of the Trophy Kopa: Kylian Mbappé.
• Who is the valid winner of the Trophy Kopa?: Jude Bellingham.
• Squad with more winners of the Trophy Kopa in his history: FC Barcelona (2).

Trophy Yashin

REGARDING the Trophy Yashin, award that rewards to the best guardameta of the season, the competition looks to be quite argued among the 10 candidates to the prize, even without that have outlined a clear favourite. There are footballers that have attained important triumphs with his squads and selections, as Unai Simón of the Athletic Club, the one who won the Eurocopa with Spain and the Cup of the King with his club, or Emiliano 'Dibu' Martínez, victorious of the Cup America with Argentina, stand out like possible leaders in this 'career'.

Historical data to take:

• Year in which it began to hand: 2007.
• First winner of the Trophy Yashin: Gianluigi Buffon.
• Who is the player that in more occasions has heaved this award?: Iker Boxes (5).
• Who is the valid winner of the Trophy Yashin?: Emiliano Martínez.
• Squad with more winners of the Trophy Yashin in his history: Real Madrid (7).

Better Masculine Trainer

In the category of Better Masculine Trainer, a category established recently, compete only six technicians by the award, all very parejos. Each one of them has attained to stand out and obtain some prize in this season, by what does not look to have a clear favourite.

Historical data to take:

• Year in which it began to hand: 2024.
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Better Trainer (to) Feminine

The situation is entirely distinct in the category of Better Trainer (to) Feminine, where, except unexpected events, the indisputable winner of this prize would have to be Jonatan Giraldez. The one of Vigo, the one who went trainer of the Barça Femení and at present directs to the Washington Spirit of United States, the past course attained a cuadruplete with the squad culé, arrasando in all the competitions with an extraordinary solidity.

Historical data to take:

• Year in which it began to hand: 2024.

Prize to Better Masculine and Feminine Squad of the season

To close, speaking of what respecta to the prize to the Best Masculine Squad and to the Best Feminine Squad of the year, in both cases looks to have a clear favourite. In the masculine branch, the indisputable favourite look to be the Real Madrid, instrument that the past season won LaLiga EA Sports, the UEFA Champions League and the Supercopa of Spain.

Historical data to take:

• Year in which it began to hand: 2021.
• First winner of the prize: Chelsea.
• Which is the club that in more occasions has heaved this award?: Manchester City (2).
• Which is the valid east winner prize?: Manchester City.

On the other hand, in the feminine branch, the clear favourite look to be the Barça Femení, combined that, as it mentioned previously, comes to attain a historical cuádruple when consecrating champion of the League F, the UEFA Women's Champions League, the Cup of the Queen and the Supercopa of Spain, culminating like this a truly exceptional season.

Historical data to take:

• Year in which it began to hand: 2023.
• First winner of the prize: Barça Femení.
• Which is the club that in more occasions has heaved this award?: Barça Femení (1).
• Which is the valid east winner prize?: Barça Femení.