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.

Candidates To THE BALLOON OF GOLD 2024 - FRANCE FOOTBALL
Players I instrument/SELECTION
Vinicius Jr. Real Madrid - Brazil
Jude Bellingham Real Madrid - England
Dani Carvajal Real Madrid - Spain
Toni Kroos Real Madrid - Germany
Fede Valverde Real Madrid - Uruguay
Antonio Rüdiger Real Madrid - Germany
Kylian Mbappé PSG/Real Madrid - France
Rodri Hernández Manchester City - Spain
Erling Haaland Manchester City - Norway
Rúben Dias Manchester City - Portugal
Phil Foden Manchester City - England
Martin Odegaard Arsenal - Norway
Declan Crimp Arsenal - England
Bukayo Saka Arsenal - England
William Saliba Arsenal - France
Lamine Yamal FC Barcelona - Spain
Dani Elm RB Leipzig/FC Barcelona - Spain
Florian Wirtz Bayer Leverkusen - Germany
Granit Xhaka Bayer Leverkusen - Switzerland
Alejandro Grimaldo Bayer Leverkusen - Spain
Lautaro Martínez Inter Of Milan - Argentina
Hakan Çalhanoğlu Inter Of Milan - Turkey
Nico Williams Athletic Club - Spain
Harry Kane Bayern Munich - England
Artem Dovbyk Girona/ACE Rome - Ukraine
Mats Hummels Borussia Dortmund/Ace Rome - Germany
Vitinha PSG - Portugal
Ademola Lookman Atalanta - Nigeria
Cole Palmer Chelsea - England
Emiliano Martínez Aston Villa - Argentina

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.

Candidates To THE BALLOON OF GOLD 2024 - FRANCE FOOTBALL
Players I instrument/SELECTION
Aitana Bonmatí Barça Femení - Spain
Alexia Putellas Barça Femení - Spain
Salma Paralluelo Barça Femení - Spain
Patri Pebble Barça Femení - Spain
Caroline Graham Hansen Barça Femení - Norway
Mariona Caldentey Barça Femení/Arsenal - Spain
Lucy Bronze Barça Femení/Chelsea - England
Ewa Pajor Wolfsburgo/Barça Femení - Poland
Grace Geyoro PSG - France
Marie-Antoinette Katoto PSG - France
Tabitha Chawinga PSG - France
Khadija Shaw Manchester City - Jamaica
Lauren Hemp Manchester City - England
Yui Hasegawa Manchester City - Japan
Lea Schüller Bayern Munich - Germany
Giulia Gwinn Bayern Munich - Germany
Glodis Viggösdöttir Bayern Munich - Iceland
Ada Hegerberg Lyon - Norway
Lindsey Horan Lyon - United States
Lauren James Chelsea - England
Sjoeke Nüsken Chelsea - Germany
Mayra Ramírez Raise/Chelsea - Colombia
Alyssa Naeher Chicago Net Stars - United States
Mallory Swanson Chicago Net Stars - United States
Manuela Giugliano Rome - Italy
Gabi Portilho Corinthians - Brazil
Tarciane Lima Corinthians/Houston Dash - Zambia
Barbra Band Shanghai/Orlando Pride - Zambia
Trinity Rodman Washington Spirit - United States
Sophia Smith Portland Thorns - United States

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.

Candidates To THE TROPHY KOPA 2024 - FRANCE FOOTBALL
Players I instrument/SELECTION
Lamine Yamal FC Barcelona - Spain
Pau Cubarsí FC Barcelona - Spain
Alejandro Garnacho Manchester United - Argentina
Kobbie Mainoo Manchester United - England
Warren Zaïre-Emery PSG - France
Joao Neves SL Benfica/PSG - Portugal
Burn Güler Real Madrid - Turkey
Savinho Girona/Manchester City - Brazil
Mathys Tel Bayern Munich - France
Karim Konaté RB Salzburg - Ivory Coast

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'.

Candidates To THE TROPHY YASHIN 2024 - FRANCE FOOTBALL
Players I instrument/SELECTION
Unai Simón Athletic Club - Spain
Andriy Lunin Real Madrid - Ukraine
Giorgi Mamardashvili Valencia CF - Georgia
Emiliano Martínez Aston Villa - Argentina
Mike Maignan AC Milan - France
Diogo Coast Port wine - Portugal
Yann Sommer Inter Of Milan - Switzerland
Gianluigi Donnarumma PSG - Italy
Gregor Kobel Borussia Dortmund - Switzerland
Ronwen Williams Mamelodi Sundowns - South Africa

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.

Candidates To THE BETTER PRIZE TRAINER 2024 - FRANCE FOOTBALL
Trainer Squad-SELECTION/NATIONALITY
Luis de la Fuente Selection of Spain - Spain
Pep Guardiola Manchester City - Spain
Xabi Alonso Bayer Leverkusen - Spain
Carlo Ancelotti Real Madrid - Italy
Lionel Scaloni Selection of Argentina - Argentina
Gian Piero Gasperini Atalanta - Italy

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.

Candidates To THE BETTER PRIZE TRAINER (To) FEMININE 2024 - FRANCE FOOTBALL
Trainer (To) Squad-SELECTION/NATIONALITY
Jonatan Giráldez Barça Femení/Washington Spirit - Spain
Sarina Wiegman Selection of England - Low Countries
Sonia Bompastor Lyon/Chelsea - France
Filipa Patao SL Benfica - Portugal
Arthur Elias Corinthians/Selection of Brazil - Brazil
Emma Hayes Chelsea/Selection of United States - England

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.

Candidates To THE BEST MASCULINE SQUAD OF THE 2024 - FRANCE FOOTBALL
Squad Country
Real Madrid Spain
Borussia Dortmund Germany
Manchester City England
Girona Spain
Bayer Leverkusen Germany

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.

Candidates To THE BEST FEMININE SQUAD OF THE 2024 - FRANCE FOOTBALL
Squad Country
Barça Femení Spain
Olympique Lyon France
Paris Saint-Germain France
Chelsea England
New York/New Jersey Gotham United States

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.