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Ballon d’Or 2026 LIVE: Updates as full list of nominated players to be confirmed
A panel of international journalists assembled by France Football decide the 30 finalists for the men’s Ballon d’Or and the Yashin Award shortlist for the world’s best goalkeeper.
The voting process was altered in 2022 to include a media member from each of the top 100 nations in the FIFA men’s world ranking (for the men’s Ballon d’Or voting) and from the top 50 nations in the FIFA women’s world ranking (for the women’s Ballon d’Or vote).
Those members vote by choosing names from the list of finalists, and they rank their selections. Each vote is weighted with different point totals assigned based on the specific ranking of the player on the ballot. After all the votes are totted up, the player with the most points is awarded the Ballon d’Or.
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