The 70th Ballon d'Or ceremony is taking place at the London Palladium on October 26 (GMT). With the players ranked 11th to 30th now revealed, the final 10 nominees for the 2026 Ballon d'Or have been confirmed. Their exact rankings will be announced during the ceremony, which begins at 20:00 GMT.
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2026 Ballon d'Or Top 10 (in no particular order)
Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain / France)
Erling Haaland (Manchester City / Norway)
Harry Kane (Bayern Munich / England)
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint-Germain / Georgia)
Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid / France)
Lionel Messi (Inter Miami / Argentina)
Michael Olise (Bayern Munich / France)
Rodri (Manchester City & Barcelona / Spain)
Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint-Germain / Spain)
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona / Spain)
2026 Ballon d'Or Rankings: 11th–30th
11th place: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid / England)
12th place: Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona / Spain)
13th place: Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain / Morocco)
14th place: Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain / Portugal)
15th place: Declan Rice (Arsenal / England)
16th place: Ferran Torres (Barcelona & Paris Saint-Germain / Spain)
17th place: Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid / Brazil)
18th place: Marc Cucurella (Chelsea & Real Madrid / Spain)
19th place: João Neves (Paris Saint-Germain / Portugal)
20th place: Willian Pacho (Paris Saint-Germain / Ecuador)
21st place: Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal / Brazil)
22nd place: Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan / Argentina)
23rd place: Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain / Portugal)
24th place: Luis Díaz (Bayern Munich / Colombia)
25th place: Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain / Brazil)
26th place: Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich / France)
27th place: Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United / Portugal)
28th place: Julián Quiñones (Al-Qadisiyah / Mexico)
29th place (tied): William Saliba (Arsenal / France)
29th place (tied): Sadio Mané (Al Nassr / Senegal)