The 2023 Ballon d'Or winner will be announced on Monday, October 30 and will be held at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France.
The prize has been in existence since 1956 and judges base their decision on the best individual and collective performance from the previous season, a player's class and their career.
This year's prize is based on the 2022/23 campaign, where Lionel Messi won the World Cup with Argentina and Erling Haaland won the treble with Manchester City.
Messi has already won the award a record seven times: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019 and 2021. Will he come out on top again?
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Ballon d'Or betting odds
As with other awards in football, there are many different players to choose from that can be bet on in the sport with BetOnSports. Here's a list of the most popular Ballon d'Or players to bet on.
These are the latest odds as of Friday, October 27 found on Bet 365.
| Player | Odds |
| Lionel Messi | 1/10 |
| Erling Haaland | 9/2 |
| Vinicius Jr | 50/1 |
| Kevin De Bruyne | 50/1 |
| Rodri | 50/1 |
TSN'S prediction: Lionel Messi to win
Ballon d'Or past winners
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1956 | Stanley Matthews (England) |
| 1957 | Alfredo Di Stefano (Spain) |
| 1958 | Raymond Kopa (France) |
| 1959 | Alfredo Di Stefano (Spain) |
| 1960 | Luis Suarez (Spain) |
| 1961 | Omar Sivori (Italy) |
| 1962 | Josef Masopust (Czechoslovakia) |
| 1963 | Lev Yashin (USSR) |
| 1964 | Denis Law (Scotland) |
| 1965 | Eusebio (Portugal) |
| 1966 | Bobby Charlton (England) |
| 1967 | Florian Albert (Hungary) |
| 1968 | George Best (Northern Ireland) |
| 1969 | Gianni Rivera (Italy) |
| 1970 | Gerd Muller (Germany) |
| 1971 | Johan Cruyff (Netherlands) |
| 1972 | Franz Beckenbauer (Germany) |
| 1973 | Johan Cruyff (Netherlands) |
| 1974 | Johan Cruyff (Netherlands) |
| 1975 | Oleg Blokhin (USSR) |
| 1976 | Franz Beckenbauer (Germany) |
| 1977 | Allan Simonsen (Denmark) |
| 1978 | Kevin Keegan (England) |
| 1979 | Kevin Keegan (England) |
| 1980 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Germany) |
| 1981 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Germany) |
| 1982 | Paolo Rossi (Italy) |
| 1983 | Michel Platini (France) |
| 1984 | Michel Platini (France) |
| 1985 | Michel Platini (France) |
| 1986 | Igor Belanov (USSR) |
| 1987 | Ruud Gullit (Netherlands) |
| 1988 | Marco van Basten (Netherlands) |
| 1989 | Marco van Basten (Netherlands) |
| 1990 | Lothar Matthaus (Germany) |
| 1991 | Jean-Pierre Papin (France) |
| 1992 | Marco van Basten (Netherlands) |
| 1993 | Roberto Baggio (Italy) |
| 1994 | Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria) |
| 1995 | George Weah (Liberia) |
| 1996 | Matthias Sammer (Germany) |
| 1997 | Ronaldo (Brazil) |
| 1998 | Zinedine Zidane (France) |
| 1999 | Rivaldo (Brazil) |
| 2000 | Luis Figo (Portugal) |
| 2001 | Michael Owen (England) |
| 2002 | Ronaldo (Brazil) |
| 2003 | Pavel Nedved (Czech Republic) |
| 2004 | Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine) |
| 2005 | Ronaldinho (Brazil) |
| 2006 | Fabio Cannavaro (Italy) |
| 2007 | Kaka (Brazil) |
| 2008 | Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) |
| 2009 | Lionel Messi (Argentina) |
| 2010 | Lionel Messi (Argentina) |
| 2011 | Lionel Messi (Argentina) |
| 2012 | Lionel Messi (Argentina) |
| 2013 | Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) |
| 2014 | Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) |
| 2015 | Lionel Messi (Argentina) |
| 2016 | Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) |
| 2017 | Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) |
| 2018 | Luka Modric(Croatia) |
| 2019 | Lionel Messi (Argentina) |
| 2020 | N/A |
| 2021 | Lionel Messi (Argentina) |
| 2022 | Karim Benzema (France) |