Ballon d'Or in London - the most chaotic ever?
Summary
The Ballon d’Or ceremony, held in London for the first time in its 70-year history, began 45 minutes late after traffic and crowds delayed guests. The event also faced confusion over online articles naming possible winners, disorder outside the venue and criticism over how journalists were chosen to question Harry Kane.Key Facts
- Organisers held the ceremony at the London Palladium.
- Traffic and crowds delayed the start from 20:00 to 20:45 GMT.
- The ceremony lasted nearly two and a half hours, and audience members shouted and booed at several points.
- Harry Kane won the men’s award, and Alexia Putellas won the women’s award.
- The Ballon d’Or website published articles naming several nominees as winners before the ceremony; a spokesperson said the articles were prepared for all nominees and published inadvertently.
- BBC Sport reported that some people climbed over or damaged barriers outside the venue, and security removed several people who entered without tickets.
- Only men were selected to ask Kane questions at a press conference, despite female journalists attempting to ask questions; the Ballon d’Or team apologised.
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