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The 2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony will officially be held on Monday, October 28, 2024, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris.

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Mandela Anuvabe

The 2024 Awards organized by Groupe Amaury, owners of France Football and L’Equipe, in collaboration with UEFA, is the highest honour bestowed upon a football player in honour of their remarkable accomplishments and talent.

The prestigious award is given to the best player in the world from August 1 to July 31 every year during the ceremony.

This year’s ceremony is the 68th edition of the awards ceremony since it was introduced in 1956.

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The annual ceremony brings together the biggest names in football from ex-footballers, pundits, commentators, sports writers, and journalists to celebrities in different fields under one roof to celebrate<a data-link-role-code="open_new_tab" href="https://www.pulse.com.gh/sports/football/top-7-highest-scoring-ghanaians-in-the-english-premier-league/x94yv90"> the beautiful game.</a>

10 different categories including both men's and women's categories will be awarded on the day.

But after the ceremony, will the Ballon d’Or winners get to keep the trophy?

Yes, the winners in the various categories get to keep their trophies, according to the UEFA website. An original trophy is produced for each category every single year and the award winners can keep their trophies.

Karim Benzema won the Ballon d'Or in 2022

Karim Benzema élu Ballon d'Or de l'année 2022 à Paris, le 17 octobre 2022 AFP

There are theoretically 69 official Ballon d'Or trophies, five Women's Ballon d'Or trophies, five Kopa Trophies, five Yashin Trophies, two Gerd Muller Trophies, and two Socrates Awards in circulation worldwide.

Both Diego Maradona and <a data-link-role-code="open_new_tab" href="https://www.pulse.com.gh/sports/football/kudus-is-a-generational-talent-like-messi-and-abedi-pele-osei-kofi/g3045vm">Pel</a><a href="https://www.pulse.com.gh/sports/football/kudus-is-a-generational-talent-like-messi-and-abedi-pele-osei-kofi/g3045vm">é</a> were given honourary Ballon d'Or trophies for their entire football careers because they were not eligible for the Ballon d'Or at the time.&nbsp;

Additionally, each laureate can request more official copies of their awards.

The organisers France Football also exhibit two original copies of the Ballon d’Or trophy in its offices.

Do players get to keep the Ballon d’Or trophy? Find out here

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