The good and the great of the footballing world have been pictured on the pink carpet forward of the glitzy Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris.
Lamine Yamal was the primary of the three favourites for the highest prize to reach at Théâtre de Châtelet. Video footage confirmed the Barcelona star, 18, being accompanied by members of his household.
PSG’s Ousmane Dembele, additionally hoping to land the distinguished award, paired a black swimsuit with a white shirt and sun shades as he stopped for images earlier than coming into the venue within the French capital.
Dembele attended the ceremony on the identical time PSG took on Marseille in a crunch Ligue 1 conflict, with the Frenchman unable to play due to a hamstring damage.
Diogo Jota’s widow Rute Cardoso was additionally noticed arriving for the occasion. Tributes are anticipated to be paid to her husband on the ceremony following his dying on the age of 28 in July.
Virgil van Dijk was among the many early arrivals for the occasion capital, the Liverpool captain being joined by his spouse Rike Nooitdagt.
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk arrived on the ceremony together with his spouse Rike Nooitdagt
Diogo Jota’s spouse Rute Cardoso can also be in attendance. Tributes are anticipated to be paid to the Liverpool star, who died on the age of 28 in July
Lamine Yamal, one of many contenders for the Ballon d’Or, pictured on the pink carpet in Paris
Ousmane Dembele, who’s vying with Yamal to win the Ballon d’Or, sported a pair of black sun shades
Van Dijk’s Liverpool team-mate Alisson can also be in attendance together with his accomplice Natalia Loewe, alongside Reds supervisor Arne Slot and England boss Sarina Wiegman.
Lionesses Chloe Kelly, Alessia Russo and Leah Williamson took an image with their Arsenal team-mates, with all three within the high 10 within the race for the Ballon d’Or Féminin.
It isn’t simply gamers who caught the attention on the pink carpet as in style broadcaster and presenter Kate Scott dazzled in a low-cut, silver sequin costume as she shared a kiss along with her husband Malik.
Dembele, Yamal and Salah characteristic within the high 10 for the lads’s prize, together with the likes of Cole Palmer and Kylian Mbappe.
Organisers steadily revealed the highest 30 rankings earlier on Monday. Man Metropolis’s Erling Haaland has plummeted to twenty sixth – a spot forward of Arsenal’s Declan Rice and two in entrance of Van Dijk.
Actual Madrid star Jude Bellingham completed in a shock twenty third place, new Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres claimed fifteenth and Harry Kane was solely deemed ok for thirteenth.
The LaLiga giants are once more boycotting the Ballon d’Or ceremony and won’t be sending any representatives to Paris amid a rift with organisers after Rodri beat Vinicius Jr to final yr’s high award.
Vincent Garcia, France Soccer’s editor-in-chief and apparently the one man who is aware of who the winner is, defined how the recipient is chosen.
Presenter Kate Scott and her boxing coach husband Malik shared a kiss as they stopped for photos on the occasion
Van Dijk’s Liverpool team-mate Alisson can also be in attendance together with his accomplice Natalia Loewe
Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres completed fifteenth within the males’s rankings after his excellent yr for Sporting Lisbon
‘I am the one one who is aware of the Ballon d’Or winner,’ he informed Telefoot.
‘The factors to win this award are clear: particular person brilliance, decisive and unforgettable performances, trophies lifted, plus truthful play and conduct on and off the pitch.’
A world jury of journalists from the highest 100 FIFA-ranked nations determines the winner by vote.
