Presented since 1956 by French news magazine France Football, the prestigious awards are now firmly established as the pinnacle in world football – and you watch the event in the video player above.
The greats of the global game will descend on the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris this evening and Matchday Live will be on hand to bring you all the news as it happens.
Hosted by Natalie Pike, our special Matchday Live Show – which is only available in the UK - will capture all the awards taking place in Paris.
Izzy Christiansen and Joleon Lescott will be our special guests joining Natalie on the broadcast, providing their City-centric reactions and expert insight throughout the evening.
And, as always, keep across mancity.com and our official app too, for written and video recaps and reaction from the ceremony.
Ruben Dias, Phil Foden, Erling Haaland and Rodrigo were all included in the 30-man shortlist for the Ballon d’Or itself.
Heading into the ceremony start, Dias was announced at No.23 and Foden at No.11.
Meanwhile three of our women’s players – Yui Hasegawa, Lauren Hemp, Khadija Shaw – were amongst those vying for the Ballon d’Or Feminin prize.
Hemp finished No.28, Hasegawa came in at No.26 and Shaw was No.15.
City manager Pep Guardiola is amongst the contenders in contention for the Men’s Coach of the Year award after another magnificent season at the Etihad helm.
Young Brazilian star Savinho made the shortlist and finished fourth in the Kopa Trophy, which was eventually collected by Spanish Euro 2024 winner Lamine Yamal.
And City are also in the running once again for the prestigious Men’s Club of the Year prize following a historic 2023/24 campaign which saw us become the first men’s side in English history to win four straight league titles.
Watch our live coverage in the video player above.
