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Great signings Real Madrid - Diomandé and Cucurella at the Palladium!

VOZINHA CHEGOU!
O goleiro de Cabo Verde que virou lenda na Copa do Mundo está chegando agora ao Palladium.

39 years old. An unforgettable season.

Lionel Andrés Messi. Forever.

Bonsoir Kylian Mbappé!

33 goals in 42 appearances for Barcelona Femeni.

Champions League leading goalscorer in 2025/26 with 11, including two in the final.

Simply, Ewa Pajor.

Kane is naturally a home favourite tonight, with many journalists cheering when they saw him arrive on the big screen

And of course Dayot Upamecano! He is in the Bayern contingent too. How could I overlook one of my very favourite players?!!

England's captain and record goal-scorer is joined by his Bayern team-mates, Michael Olise, Luis Diaz and Lennart Karl, each nominated this evening

Harry Kane is in the house. NOW we have the biggest cheer of the evening.

La delegación del Real Madrid ya está presente en el London Palladium.

Kylian Mbappé, Yan Diomandé y Marc Cucurella iluminan la alfombra roja.

¿Alguno de ellos ganará algún premio esta noche?

En minutos, lo sabremos...

Here is our performer French Montana!

Kylian Mbappe is here. Quite simply, his presence has electrified the crowd. From mere excitement to fever-pitch levels of excitement with one exit from a chauffeured car. That's James Bond-esque. That's a superstar.

Kvaratskhelia had a spectacular season.

Here are his best stats.

Get well soon, Kvicha!

34 clubs and three national teams are nominated this evening. From the tip of South America to 50 miles inside the Arctic Circle, our nominees span the globe.   

Alexia Putellas, winner of the 2021 and 2022 Ballon d'Or, is on the red carpet

These are the ten FINALISTS for the 2026 Ballon d'Or:

🇫🇷 Ousmane Dembélé

🇳🇴 Erling Haaland

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Harry Kane

🇬🇪 Khvicha Kvaratskelia

🇫🇷 Kylian Mbappé

🇦🇷 Lionel Messi

🇫🇷 Michael Olise

🇪🇸 Fabián Ruiz

🇪🇸 Rodri

🇪🇸 Lamine Yamal

Who will win it?