{"id":1295,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/1295","headline":"Ballon d'Or 2026 ceremony set for London on Monday","dek":"The sport's top individual honor for men and women is being handed out today as contenders are ranked live.","body":"Football's biggest individual award night has arrived. The 2026 Ballon d'Or ceremony takes place in London on Monday, Oct. 26, with the best male and female players set to be crowned.\n\nCoverage across outlets is tracking the event live, following start time details, nominee news and the ranking of this year's contenders as the ceremony unfolds. The event remains international football's most prestigious honor, recognizing standout individual performances from the season.\n\nViewers looking to follow along have options to watch the ceremony live, including free streaming access, as the night's results are confirmed in real time. As with every year, the announcement draws attention from across the sport, with the full field of nominees in contention for the top prize.\n\nUpdates continue throughout the day as the ceremony proceeds and winners are confirmed.","published_at":"2026-10-26T21:35:31.457639+00:00","source_count":4,"written_from":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Ballon d'Or 2026 live updates: Winners, results and award ceremony","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ballon-dor-2026-live-updates-151456019.html"},{"outlet":"New York Post","publisher":"New York Post","title":"Where to watch the Ballon d’Or ceremony 2026 live for free: Time, nominees","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/10/26/sports/where-to-watch-ballon-dor-ceremony-2026-for-free-time-nominees/"},{"outlet":"The Athletic","publisher":"The Athletic","title":"Ballon d’Or 2026 live updates: Start time, news and ranking all today’s contenders","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/ballon-dor-2026-live-updates-results-time/sND0BDpI7kfj/"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"What time does the Ballon d'Or 2026 award ceremony start? Live stream, TV channel, list of nominees and awards","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/time-does-ballon-dor-2026-080001686.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"What time is the Ballon d'Or ceremony today? How to watch","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/time-ballon-dor-ceremony-today-100657333.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Everything you need to know ahead of the Ballon d’Or ceremony: Start time, how to watch, and who could win","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/everything-know-ahead-ballon-d-123900773.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Ballon d'Or ceremony to come as France Football countdown 2026 nominees","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nominee-countdown-underway-ahead-ballon-150300516.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"2026 Ballon d’Or: All Awards and Categories Explained","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/2026-ballon-d-awards-categories-161011302.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"How and Where to Watch the 2026 Ballon d’Or Ceremony Live","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/where-watch-2026-ballon-d-161146106.html"},{"outlet":"ESPN","publisher":"ESPN","title":"LIVE 2026 Ballon d'Or updates: Winners, results, reaction","url":"https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/50259091/2026-ballon-dor-live-updates-winners-results-reaction"}],"image":{"url":"https://s.yimg.com/lo/mysterio/api/9fec6fdeb7297d10b6da9670ed0e791ddaed7beb7baf6a915e4898c485313aa3/lightyear_networkapi/resizefill_w1200_h675%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fusa_today_sports_articles_558%2F703118f1ee4d9bb7ff2e2e4e8a7b73ae.jpg","credit":"Yahoo Sports","width":1200},"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. Credit brokenews and link to the story page you took it from. Source headlines, story titles taken from a source headline, and quoted passages remain the property of their publishers and are quoted for comparison, not licensed onward.","terms":"https://www.brokenews.co/about#reuse"}