2022 Ballon d'Or: Date, start time, nominees, tv channel and live stream

Some of the world's best footballers descend onto the French capital to find out who will be picking up the 2022 Ballon d'Or. 

After a stellar season for Real Madrid, Karim Benzema is the heavy favourite to win the award, but he will face fierce competition from the likes of Luka Modric, Harry Kane and Mohamed Salah.

Here's everything you need to know about the 2022 Ballon d'Or ceremony.

When is the 2022 Ballon d'Or? date, start time

• Date: Monday, October 17   
• Start time: 5:50 p.m. BST / 6:50 p.m. CET / 12:50 p.m. ET 

The ceremony is set to get underway at 5:50 p.m. BST / 6:50 p.m. CET / 12:50 p.m. ET

What channel/stream is the 2022 Ballon d'Or?

Fans in Canada and Spain can watch the ceremony on DAZN, while fans outside of these territories will have to check their local listings.    

Where is the 2022 Ballon d'Or?

The ceremony takes place at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France. 

How does the voting work? 

This year sees a change in the voting process which is now based on a player's achievements during the 2021/22 season instead of a calendar year. 

A journalist from each of the top 100 nations in the FIFA world rankings is then asked to select their top five players from the 30-man shortlist and points are awarded for the following positions. 

• First place: Six points
• Second place: Four points
• Third place: Three points
• Fourth place: Two points
• Fifth place: One point 

If players are tied on overall points, the number of first-place votes serves as the tie-breaker. 

2022 Ballon d'Or nominees