Ballon d'Or 2022 live updates: Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo is among the nominees with Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema odds-on favourite to land the prize.
Elite players from across Europe are battling it out to be crowned as the Ballon d'Or winner for 2022.
In a glitzy ceremony held at Theatre du Chalet - in Paris - Manchester United stars Casemiro and five-time winner Cristiano Ronaldo are among 30 contenders for what is arguably the biggest individual award on the planet. Quite staggeringly, though, there is no room for Lionel Messi on the shortlist this year.
He won his seventh Ballon d'Or in 2021 with Karim Benzema odds-on to pick up this prize. Manchester City will be well represented in Paris, too, as six of their players - including Erling Haaland - are nominated.
After drip-feeding lower placings throughout the afternoon, the main ceremony will take place from 7.30pm when podium spots will be announced. But can anyone usurp Benzema.
Bernardo and Foden share 20th place in voting
As per the introduction, some placing have already been confirmed.
Due to the voting system, there are shared rankings for some of those.
Harry Kane sits alone in 21st with the top-20 to come.
25th: Darwin Nunez, Christopher Nkunku, Joao Cancelo, Antonio Rudiger, Joshua Kimmich, Mike Maignan.
22nd: Bernardo Silva, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Phil Foden.
Manchester stars on 30-player shortlist
Elite players are set to gather in Paris for the awards show tonight.
Manchester (both clubs) will be well represented in the 30-man shortlist.
United: Casemiro, Ronaldo.
City: Foden, Cancelo, Haaland, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Mahrez.
Hello and welcome to Ballon d'Or coverage
Hello and welcome to our coverage of the Ballon d'Or 2022 ceremony.
It's quite simply the most important and glitzy bash in the footballing calendar.
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