You can watch the Ballon d’Or ceremony either on the official Ballon d’Or site as a free stream in many regions, or through licensed sports broadcasters and streaming platforms in your country.

Main ways to watch

  • The official Ballon d’Or website (ballondor.com) usually offers a live video stream that’s accessible in many countries, especially where no specific TV rights holder is listed.
  • In Europe , major sports networks like France 2, Sky Sports, DAZN, or similar football-rights channels often show the gala live or with studio coverage.
  • In the United States , recent editions have been available via CBS / Paramount+ and related football-focused coverage (e.g., CBS Sports Golazo) as a live stream of the ceremony.
  • In Germany and parts of Europe , DAZN has streamed the Ballon d’Or ceremony live, often free to watch with simple registration rather than a paid subscription.
  • In many Latin American countries, Claro Sports has carried the live broadcast on TV and streaming.
  • In North America more generally, big football broadcasters such as ESPN or NBC Sports may carry highlight shows or extended coverage even if they don’t always host the full official stream.

How to quickly find your channel

  1. Go to the official Ballon d’Or page and look for the “where to watch” or “broadcast partners” list; it shows specific channels by country (for example, beIN, DAZN, Claro Sports, CBS, etc.).
  1. If your country is not on that list, use the free live stream on the Ballon d’Or site under the videos/live section when the ceremony starts.
  1. Check the schedule pages of your local football broadcasters (Sky Sports, DAZN, ESPN, NBC Sports, beIN, etc.) on the event day; they often label it explicitly as “Ballon d’Or” or “Ballon d’Or Gala.”

Quick forum-style note

On fan forums and social threads, people typically share direct links on the day: many point to the official Ballon d’Or stream plus whichever big broadcaster holds rights in their region (DAZN in Germany, beIN in much of MENA, CBS/Paramount+ in the US, Claro Sports in Latin America, etc.).

Bottom note: Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.