the 2024 balandor ceremony is scheduled for Monday October 28th at the theer DU chatet in Paris France the event will commence at 8:00 p.m. local time and is set to celebrate the best in football highlighting both men's and women's achievements over the past season this year marks the 68th edition of the prestigious award which has been a h mark of football Excellence since its Inception in 1956 by France football in a notable shift the 2024 ceremony will be co-organized by UFA and France football introducing two new Awards men's coach of the year and women's Coach of the Year this change reflects the growing recognition of the critical roles coaches play in their team's successes the nominees will be announced on September 4th leading to much speculation about who will take home the coveted trophies with Legends like lonel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo absent from the minations for the first time since 2003 the competition is wide open emerging Stars such as Killian bupp venicius Jr and Harry Kane are expected to be strong contenders for the men's award while the women's category will likely see Fierce competition among top players from clubs like Barcelona and