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20 Ballon d'Or fits that deserve a trophy of their own

The Ballon d'Or is coming up, so prepare to hear from the guy who's watched every single match this season. Apparently. He's got the stats. He's got the screenshots. And if his favourite player doesn't win, he's going to make it everyone else's problem. It's a big night for football, and an even bigger one for the mute button on WhatsApp.

Before all of that, though, there are some very good clothes to look at. Put a load of footballers in a room and tell them to dress up, and you'll usually get something worth talking about. With this year's ceremony taking place at the London Palladium on October 26, we've gone back through the photos and rounded up some of the best Ballon d'Or fits of all time.

  • Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images 1/20 Jude Bellingham, Louis Vuitton, 2023
  • Harold Cunningham/Getty Images 2/20 Lionel Messi, Dolce & Gabbana, 2013
  • Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images 3/20 Erling Haaland, Dolce & Gabbana, 2023
  • Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images 4/20 David Beckham, Dior, 2023
  • Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images 5/20 Karim Benzema, Fendi, 2022
  • Stuart Franklin - FIFA/Getty Images 6/20 Paul Pogba, Dolce & Gabbana, 2016
  • Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images 7/20 Kylian Mbappé, Dior, 2021
  • Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images 8/20 Didier Drogba, Stradel's Couture, 2024
  • Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images 9/20 Vinícius Júnior, Dolce & Gabbana, 2023
  • Stuart Franklin - FIFA/Getty Images 10/20 Lionel Messi, Dolce & Gabbana, 2012
  • Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images 11/20 Luís Figo, LF Luís Figo, 2025
  • Martin Rose/Getty Images 12/20 Cristiano Ronaldo, Dsquared2, 2014
  • Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Getty Images 13/20 Lamine Yamal, Dolce & Gabbana, 2025
  • ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/Getty Images 14/20 Robert Lewandowski, Dolce & Gabbana, 2021
  • Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images 15/20 Ousmane Dembélé, Zegna, 2025
  • Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images 16/20 İlkay Gündoğan, Dolce & Gabbana, 2023
  • Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images 17/20 Alejandro Balde, Dolce & Gabbana, 2023
  • Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images 18/20 Kylian Mbappé, Dior, 2023
  • Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images 19/20 Denzel Dumfries, Dolce & Gabbana, 2025
  • ullstein bild/Getty Images 20/20 Neymar, Giorgio Armani, 2016