Follow live coverage of today’s ceremony as the best men’s and women’s players battle it out for the prestigious award in France today
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Ballon d’Or 2023 — time, channel, nominees and favourite
Fine margins for Mbappe
Messi may be the favourite for the men’s Ballon d’Or but the leading contender for the women’s award is already in the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, after arriving amid the Barcelona delegation.
Following Messi is the arrival for PSG and France forward, Kylian Mbappe: a man who came within a few penalties of winning the World Cup for the second time.
Maybe another year, Kylian…
Messi has arrived; crowd volume rises
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There is little more to be said here. Messi and his family have arrived. Classic black suits and dress all round. The fade is sharp. The beard closely trimmed.
And it goes without saying, everyone is all smiles.
Well, maybe except his now-famous and fully focused bodyguard, who you can read all about with the link below.
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Stoichkov knows just what this means
Anyone doubting the standing of this award should listen to Hristo Stoichkov. The Bulgaria striker was a Barcelona player…
