Ballon d'Or ceremony delayed 30 minutes by London traffic

independent.co.uk —

The Ballon d'Or ceremony at The London Palladium has been delayed by 30 minutes due to heavy traffic and large crowds in central London, pushing the start time from 8pm to 8:30pm BST. Hosted by Kate Scott and Thierry Henry, the event will crown the winner around 10pm BST. England captain Harry Kane is the favorite, facing competition from World Cup winner Lamine Yamal and France's Kylian Mbappe. Earlier, the ceremony faced embarrassment when it briefly published articles declaring all three players as winners before deleting them.


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