Ballon d’Or Makes Historic Move to London in 2026 to Celebrate 70th Anniversary of England’s Stanley Matthews Win
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- •The 2026 Ballon d’Or ceremony will be held in London for the first time, marking the 70th anniversary of the first-ever award won by England’s Stanley Matthews in 1956.
- •Harry Kane, England’s all-time top scorer, had a standout season with Bayern Munich, scoring 61 goals in 51 games, including 14 in the Champions League.
- •Ousmane Dembélé, last year’s men’s Ballon d’Or winner, scored 19 goals in 39 Ligue 1 matches for PSG this season and played a key role in the Champions League.
- •Aitana Bonmatí, the three-time defending women’s Ballon d’Or winner, missed most of the season due to injury but returned to help Barcelona win the quadruple, including the Champions League.
- •The Ballon d’Or winner is selected by a global panel of journalists from a 30-player shortlist compiled by France Football, L’Équipe, and UEFA.
In a landmark shift for world football’s most prestigious individual awards, the 2026 Ballon d’Or ceremony will take place in London in October, marking the first time the event has been held outside its traditional home of Paris. The decision, announced jointly by France Football magazine and UEFA on May 28, 2026, commemorates the 70th anniversary of the first-ever Ballon d’Or, which was awarded to England legend Stanley Matthews in 1956. The announcement was accompanied by a social media post from the official Ballon d’Or account, which read, “The Ballon d’Or is coming to London. A tribute to English footballer Stanley Matthews, the first winner in the history of the Ballon d’Or, 70 years ago.”
