Ballon d'Or 2016: Date and time, shortlist, when is it announced, date, who will win?

ByDan Quarrell

Updated 12/12/2016 at 07:15 GMT

The date and time has been confirmed for the Ballon d'Or 2016 with France Football announcing the details of the big award which Cristiano Ronaldo is the favourite to win.

Leo Messi y Cristiano Ronaldo - Barcelona vs Real Madrid (Clásico)

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WHEN IS IT?

The Ballon d'Or 2016 winner will be announced on Monday, December 12 at 20:00 CET (19:00 UK time).

A gradual revelation of the vote will begin from 16:30 UK time leading up to the big announcement.

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2016 Ballon d'Or shortlist

WHO IS ANNOUNCING IT?

Ah, this is the complicated and incredibly dull part. In recent years, FIFA and France Football have jointly presented the award at a fancy gala ceremony in Zurich every January.

However, France Football have now taken back the award and the winner will be announced simultaneously with L'Equipe.

Whereas before the Ballon d'Or was held in Zurich, close to FIFA HQ, France Football will return the ceremony to Paris.

Cristiano Ronaldo gives the thumbs up at the 2014 Ballon d'Or ceremony

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WHAT ABOUT FIFA THEN?

Never to be completely overshadowed, FIFA will award the best player of 2016 and the Puskas Award for the best goal of the year, amongst other prizes, at a gala ceremony on January 9.

HOW WILL IT BE DECIDED?

The overall vote is comprised of 173 journalists worldwide.

This change in process represents a return to tradition after the FIFA Ballon d’Or, which ran from 2010 to 2015, was also decided by captains and managers of national teams.

WHO HAS BEEN NOMINATED?

Aside from the usual suspects, Messi and Ronaldo, new stars have emerged with nominations. 30 players in all have been put forward, including Leicester City stars Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez.

Manchester United have been represented by Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, while Manchester City have Sergio Aguero and Kevin De Bruyne.

France forward Antoine Griezmann, who starred at Euro 2016, has been included, so too have strikers Luis Suarez and Robert Lewandowski.

WHAT ARE THE LATEST ODDS?

Ronaldo remains the overwhelming favourite to win the award with Real Madrid having won the Champions League and his Portugal side Euro 2016 over the summer.

The Real Madrid forward is priced at 1/7 to win the gong, while Messi comes in at 6/1.

Griezmann and Suarez are both priced at 8/1. Oh, and a ridiculously speculative bet can be made on Vardy at 200/1.