The prestigious Ballon d'Or 2023, which rewards the best footballers in the world, will celebrate its 67th edition with its long-awaited awards gala. The awards will review the most outstanding individuals of the last 2022/23 season.
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With Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland as the top candidates on the men's level, the Ballon d'Or 2023 will take place on Monday, October 30 at 3:00 p.m. The France Football magazine award party will be televised in our country by TNT Sports and its online service Estadio TNT.
In the women's competition, Spain's World Cup winner Aitana Bonmati is the red-hot favourite to succeed her international team-mate, Alexia Putellas, having won the Golden Ball for her exploits in Australia and New Zealand.
Even though FIFA's The Best awards have tried to rival it, many regard the Ballon d'Or as the biggest individual prize in world football and a true marker of the best in the game.
When and where is Ballon d'Or 2023 ceremony happening?
The Ballon d'Or 2023 ceremony will take place on Monday (October 30) at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris. The official ceremony will start around 6:30 PM GMT (12 AM IST, October 31) and will run until 8 PM GMT (1:30 AM IST, October 31).
How to watch the Ballon d'Or 2023 live?
The ceremony will be available to stream live for free on L'Equipe's YouTube channel and website and also on various plaftorms across the world - Paramount+ in the USA and Sony Sports Network in India.
Where to watch Ballon d'Or 2023 in India?
Sony Pictures Network (SPN) has acquired the broadcast rights for the ceremony in the Indian subcontinent, including India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, and Sri Lanka and non-exclusive rights in Pakistan.
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The broadcaster will telecast the Ballon d'Or 2023 ceremony LIVE on Monday (October 30) from 11 PM IST on Sony Sports TEN 2 channels, and the ceremony can also be live-streamed on SPN's on-demand OTT platform SonyLIV.
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