The Ballon d’Or ceremony for the best footballer of 2022 will take place on October 17 in the French capital Paris, where the successors of Argentinean Lionel Messi and Spaniard Alexia Botias will be announced, the organizer on Tuesday. The 66th awards ceremony will take place at the Chatelet Theater, where Messi won the Men’s Player of the Year award for the seventh time last year. Nominees for the award will be announced on August 12th.

This year, the Ballon d’Or will be the first to be awarded by France Football magazine, as the awarding rules have been changed to rely on the results of the football season rather than the calendar year.
The Ballon d’Or has been presented at the end of the calendar year since it began in 1956, but under new reforms, it coincides with the football season, which will run from August to July, and will now include a smaller jury and accept an accurate preliminary selection.and clearer criteria.According to the new rules. Under the new rules, impressive individual results and the determination of the candidates are at the forefront of the collective aspect and titles won.