Ballon d'Or 2026 live updates: Winners, results and reactions from ceremony

Key Points:

• The 2026 Ballon d'Or ceremony took place in London, marking the 70th anniversary of the award and honoring Sir Stanley Matthews, the first Ballon d'Or winner in 1956.
• Key individual winners included Lamine Yamal (Men's Young Talent of the Year for the third consecutive time), Vicky Lopez (Women's Young Talent of the Year), Harry Kane (Men's Striker of the Year), and Alexia Putellas (Women's Ballon d'Or).
• FC Barcelona dominated the women's categories, winning Women's Club of the Year, Women's Coach of the Year (Pere Romeu), and Women's Goalkeeper of the Year (Cata Coll), while PSG took Men's Club of the Year.
• Spain had a strong presence with Luis de la Fuente winning Men's Coach of the Year after leading Spain to the 2026 World Cup victory, and Unai Simon named Men's Goalkeeper of the Year.
• The Socrates Award for humanitarian work was presented to Bukayo Saka for his extensive charitable efforts, including aid for displaced families and medical surgeries for children in Africa.