Ballon d'Or Betting Odds and History Of Winners

Ballon d'Or 2022

• New criteria changes instigated by France Football may well affect future results.
• The Ballon d'Or awards ceremony took place on Monday, October 17th 2022. 
• Karim Benzema's spectacular goals catapulted him to the head of the market with all of the best betting sites, and he duly won the Ballon d'Or.

Ballon d'Or 2022

List of Ballon d'Or Awards 

As well as the main Ballon d'Or prize that of player of the year there are another 6  awards given out on the night. 

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Ballon d'Or Betting

Betting On The Ballon d'Or Award

As soon as the odds are released we will feature them on this blog.

Betting early in the season can secure you the best odds. 

There is however always a risk of injury or poor form, this will affect your player's chances, you need to weigh up the pros and cons when placing a bet. 

If you do step in early and the player starts excelling the opportunity to hedge your bets on a betting exchange may be possible. 

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Placing a Ballon d'Or Award Bet

Ballon d'Or betting is placing a wager on your own prediction of who will win the award. 

How to bet on The Ballon d'Or Award

There is a simple 5 step process to making a bet on the Ballon d'Or

• Find an online betting site offering odds and bets on this market
• Find the player you are most interested in wagering on
• Make that selection and add them to your bet slip
• Select the stake you wish to wager
• Confirm

That's it, you are done, your wager is on, and now all you have to do is wait until the award ceremony to discover the winner  

If you make the right selection, you win, if your prediction is incorrect you will lose the stake you have wagered just as with any normal bet. 

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Ballon d'Or Winners

The annual award is presented by the French magazine France Football. 

• Only representatives of the top 100 FIFA-ranked countries will be allowed to vote for the Men's award, and only the top 50 FIFA-ranked countries will be allowed to vote for the Women's award. 
• Voting will now be based on performances across the European football season.
• Players will be judged on individual performances only. 
• All players from every corner of the world are eligible for the Ballon d'Or prize. 
• Every country is represented with 3 votes, one each from the national team manager, the captain and a nominated sports journalist from that country.  

As you can see Messi and Ronaldo have dominated the award since 2010 with 6 wins for the genius from Argentina. 

Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo has 4 wins, only Luka Modric in 2018 has interrupted the winning streak.  

As a matter of fact, for the last 10 years, Messi or Ronaldo have won or featured in the top 3 positions on 9 occasions.

The best betting sites will have Ballon d'Or odds. 

Ballon d'Or Betting News Time Line

Here is a round-up of any betting-specific news around the Ballon d'Or from our News Feed

November 1 2023

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September 29 2023

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Ballon d'Or Betting Odds: Lionel Messi drifts SLIGHTLY in Ballon d'Or market but still a clear favourite with 90% CHANCE of winning award according to bookies!

September 1 2023

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Ballon d'Or Betting Odds: Lionel Messi's odds to win the award shorten EVEN FURTHER with bookies giving him 93% CHANCE of winning Ballon d'Or!

July 28 2023

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Ballon d'Or Betting Odds: Lionel Messi now backed into 1/6 to win the Ballon d'Or this year after hitting the ground running in America!

April 25 2023

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Ballon d'Or Betting Odds: Erling Haaland BACKED IN from 5/1 to 13/8 to win the Ballon d'Or as his record-breaking season continues!

March 24 2023

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Ballon d'Or Betting Odds: Lionel Messi remains 1/4 FAVOURITE for this year's Ballon d'Or with Erling Haaland moving into 5/1!

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