When is Ballon d'Or 2022? Date, time, TV channel, live stream, venue, and how it works

The Ballon d'Or has long been seen as the highest individual honour in football. 

The "Golden Ball" has been handed out since 1956. Lionel Messi has won the trophy a record seven times, with Cristiano Ronaldo second with five. Luka Modric is the one player not named Messi or Ronaldo who has won the Ballon d'Or since 2008.

In 2022, however, Messi hasn't even made the shortlist of finalists with Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema seen as the most likely winner. 

We'll know soon enough who will be the next Ballon d'Or winner with football's night of nights to be held shortly. 

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What time is Ballon d'Or 2022?

The 2022 Ballon d'Or ceremony will be held on Monday, October 17 at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris.

Proceedings are expected to get underway at 8:30 p.m. local time in France.

This year's award will be selected based on a timeline of the 2021/22 European club season, which breaks from the previous award timeline of a full calendar year.

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Ballon d'Or TV channel, live stream

USA: Paramount+ is scheduled to stream the event for subscribers in the USA.

Australia: SBS will televise and stream the ceremony for fans wanting to watch on from Australia. 

All other regions: The 2022 Ballon d'Or ceremony will be available to stream live for free on L'Equipe's YouTube channel and website in most regions.

French publication France Football is the creator and caretaker of the yearly Ballon d'Or award, and thus they are in control of the event's broadcast, using the streaming channels of sister publication L'Equipe.

France Football had a brief partnership with FIFA for the Ballon d'Or between 2010-2015, but that is no longer the case with FIFA launching its own individual awards.

Ballon d'Or betting odds

There are 30 players who have been shortlisted for the 2022 men's Ballon d'Or award.

Among the favorites are Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Robert Lewandowski (at Bayern Munich in 2021/22, now at Barcelona), Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City), and Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).

Benzema is thought to be the runaway winner after leading Real Madrid to the La Liga and Champions League double, while earning top scorer honors in both competitions. The betting odds are a clear indication of just how likely he is to win it.

There are 20 nominees for the women's award, including three players from Euro 2022 champions England, three Americans, Australian star Sam Kerr, and 2021 winner Alexia Putellas.

MORE: Complete shortlists for 2022 men's and women's Ballon d'Or

Betting favorites for men's Ballon d'Or 2022

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How is the Ballon d'Or winner selected?

Players, coaches and journalists all submit votes to decide the winner of the Ballon d'Or each year. 

Prior to 2007, only journalists were allowed to vote before coaches and captains of national teams were also invited to have their say. 

Voting criteria were recently updated to eliminate consideration for overall career performance and instead focus on three main factors:

1. Individual performance in previous season (no longer by calendar year);
2. Team success during the previous season;
3. Player behavior and fair play during the season in consideration.

Previous Ballon d'Or winners

Messi is the most recent Ballon d'Or winner after taking home the award in 2021 ahead of Robert Lewandowski. 

The honour wasn't given out in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic with Messi also winning the award in 2019 after he edged out Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk by just seven votes.

Ballon d'Or winners since 2000