The 2025 Ballon d’Or award ceremony will take place on September 22 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, with organisers announcing equal awards for male and female footballers for the first time in the event’s history.
According to France Football and UEFA, six categories each will be awarded to men and women, including the newly introduced prizes for Best Women’s Goalkeeper, Best Young Women’s Player, and Top Women’s Scorer in a club or national team.
This brings the total number of player-specific awards to twelve, alongside the Socrates Award, which recognises outstanding social initiatives by players of any gender.
Nominees across all categories will be announced in early August.
Last year’s edition was marked by controversy after Real Madrid boycotted the event following the omission of Brazilian forward Vinicius Junior from the Best Men’s Player award, which was awarded to Manchester City’s Rodri.
