The 2025 Ballon d’Or awards ceremony begins at 3pm ET Monday, and a new men’s winner will replace Manchester City’s Rodri by the end of the day.

The Spaniard missed most of the season with an ACL injury, and the only other active winners are not finalists for the honor: Karim Benzema, Luka Modric, Lionel Messi, and Cristiano Ronaldo are not ascending the throne.

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As for the women’s honor, the top 10 does not feature an American but it does feature reigning two-time winner Aitana Bonmati and the woman who claimed the previous two awards in Alexia Putellas.

We’ll announce the winners as they happen and the finalist field as its winnowed down on Monday, below.

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