Former France worldwide Thierry Henry and British journalist Kate Scott will host the seventieth version of the Ballon d’Or ceremony scheduled for Monday, October 26, 2026, on the London Palladium. France Football and UEFA introduced the hosts on the Ballon d’Or web site, with the ceremony set to carry collectively main……
Former France worldwide Thierry Henry and British journalist Kate Scott will host the seventieth version of the Ballon d’Or ceremony scheduled for Monday, October 26, 2026, on the London Palladium.
France Football and UEFA introduced the hosts on the Ballon d’Or web site, with the ceremony set to carry collectively main figures in world soccer to have fun excellent particular person achievements.
Henry, who completed as runner-up within the 2003 Ballon d’Or voting, has obtained 9 nominations for the award throughout his profession. The former Arsenal and Barcelona ahead additionally gained the 1998 FIFA World Cup with France and the UEFA Champions League with Barcelona in 2009.
Scott, an internationally famend British journalist, hosts Champions League protection on CBS Sports within the United States, the place she frequently works alongside Henry.
Reacting to her appointment, Scott described the ceremony as a significant event on the soccer calendar.
“The Ballon d’Or is an iconic evening on the soccer calendar and the top of particular person achievement within the sport.
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“I like seeing the soccer world come collectively to honor the gamers who encourage generations.
“I’m incredibly grateful and excited to be hosting this legendary event again,” she stated.
Henry additionally expressed pleasure about internet hosting the ceremony in London, a metropolis he described as residence.
“I’m honoured to be internet hosting this 12 months’s Ballon d’Or.
“London is the town I name residence, and l have a deep connection to its soccer tradition and the passionate followers right here, so to be internet hosting right here alongside my pal and colleague Kate appears like a pure match.
“It promises to be a brilliant evening celebrating the very best of the game,” he stated.
The seventieth Ballon d’Or ceremony will happen on the London Palladium Theatre on October 26, with the winners of the celebrated soccer awards set to be revealed.
