3 min readUpdated: May 28, 2026 08:54 PM IST The annual Ballon d’Or ceremony which crowns the best men’s and women’s players in football will create history this year when it moves out from its traditional Paris home to London in October. The venue change was due to mark the 70th anniversary of the first award won by England great Stanley Matthews, co-organizers France Football magazine and UEFA announced on Thursday. London also is the home city of England record scorer Harry Kane and the Arsenal team which won its first Premier League title in 22 years and plays for a first Champions League title on Saturday against Paris Saint-Germain. Kane scored 61 goals in 51 games of a standout season for German champion Bayern Munich. That career-best total included 14 in the Champions League, where Bayern was edged by PSG in the semifinals, plus five more for England in a World Cup qualifying group. The men’s Ballon d’Or in Paris last year was won by Ousmane Dembele after PSG won its first Champions League …