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The biggest fits from the 2026 Ballon d'Or

Football shirts have been swapped for button-downs, and boots for dress shoes. Here's the best looks from the night

Jeff Spicer - UEFA/Getty Images

The film industry has the Oscars. Fashion has the Met Gala. And football has the Ballon d'Or. Tonight, football legends from every corner have rocked up to the London Palladium to see who will be crowned the year's best baller.

Will Harry Kane be the first Englishman since 2001 to take it home? Well, yes! “Wow, wow, wow. I’m almost speechless. Lucky I have this list,” he said at the start of his acceptance speech for the Ballon d'Or, classing him as the world's best football player. He was up against Barcelona's Lamine Yamal, Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappé, and Lionel Messi of Inter Miami.

Naturally, we don't care about just the football. We're watching what's happening on the red carpet, too. The attendees didn't turn up with grass-stained boots and their team's shirts on. Much like the PFA Awards, the dress code was pretty prim and proper. Over the years, we've seen Jude Bellingham in a double-breasted Louis Vuitton suit, Erling Haaland in a navy Dolce & Gabbana fit and Kylian Mbappé in Dior. There's a lot of done-up top buttons, tucked in shirts and bow-ties – which makes pretty good inspo for any upcoming formal events you have in circled the calendar.

Find our list of the best-dressed guys from the night, below.

  • Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images 1/23 Harry Kane Pointed lapels. Satin covered buttons. Polished shoes. Harry Kane pulls out a classic Thom Sweeney look for what was his big night.
  • Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images 2/23 Kylian Mbappé Sometimes, simple is best. Mbappé knows that. He turned up in a Dior velvet tux with a satin shawl lapel, and a Hublot watch.
  • FRANCK FIFE/Getty Images 3/23 Bukayo Saka Starboy might have skipped the red carpet, but we got a glimpse of his Wales Bonner suit when he was awarded the Socrates Trophy. The clean doubled-breasted fit and unique brooch means he's a winner of being one of the best-dressed on the night, too.
  • Karwai Tang 4/23 Michael Olise One of footy's best-dressed didn't disappoint, turning up to the red carpet in a asymmetric double-breasted suit with epaulettes.
  • Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images 5/23 Lamine Yamal Breaking up the sea of black suits is a giant pink corsage pinned to Yamal's custom Chanel suit. The cropped fit goes hard, too.
  • Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images 6/23 Ousmane Dembélé Black-tie? Well, Dembélé is going burgundy-tie with this Zegna look.
  • Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images 7/23 Mikel Arteta The Arsenal manager likes his Giorgio Armani suit fuss-free. Just like how he wants his team on the pitch to play, too.
  • Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images 8/23 Marc Cucurella The Spanish defender has kept his Louis Vuitton look nice and easy by sticking with an all-black vibe. Clean and classic.
  • Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images 9/23 Luis Díaz Díaz gives the lapels a night off with a boxy, collarless black jacket. Big-ass trousers and a little bit of bling take care of the rest.
  • Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images 10/23 Yan Diomandé The stitching on the lapel. The gold brooch. The pleated trouser. The devil's in the details when it comes to Diomandé's Dolce & Gabbana suit.
  • Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images 11/23 Johan Manzambi The Aston Villa player has swapped out a tie for a gold chain, which matches the brooch pinned to his Saint Laurent suit.
  • Jeff Spicer - UEFA/Getty Images 12/23 Ibrahim Maza Maza keeps things nice and straightforward in a black tux. Your first Ballon d'Or invite is a pretty good excuse to get properly dressed up.
  • Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images 13/23 Unai Simon The Spanish goalkeeper collects his award in Dolce & Gabbana. That's the fit for the mantelpiece photo sorted, too.
  • Karwai Tang 14/23 Kerstin Casparij Casparij goes big on the sleeves and cropped on the trousers. It's a very good argument for playing around with your suit's proportions.
  • Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images 15/23 David Raya Raya's keeps his suit lapels just like his arms when he's in goal: out wide.
  • FRANCK FIFE/Getty Images 16/23 Burna Boy Think velvet is hard to pull off? Follow Burna Boy's lead and double up with a velvet suit jacket and matching waistcoat. More is more.
  • Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images 17/23 Gary Lineker Sometimes, all your suit needs to bring it to life is a some stand-out specs and a smile. Lineker knows it, too.
  • FRANCK FIFE/Getty Images 18/23 Ronaldo The Brazilian football legend walks the red carpet in a classic single-breasted suit and tie. An easy move when you've got nothing to prove.
  • TOBY SHEPHEARD/Getty Images 19/23 Rodri Wearing Dolce & Gabbana, Rodri shows that going full monochrome won't flatten the look.
  • FRANCK FIFE/Getty Images 20/23 Luis Figo Figo's subtle contrasting lapel makes a bigger impact than you think.
  • FRANCK FIFE/Getty Images 21/23 Unai Emery Aston Villa's manager is always representing his team, turning up to tonight's event with the AV crest embroidered on his pocket.
  • Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images 22/23 Sophie Turner The Game of Thrones actor followed the men's dress code in a double-breasted Louis Vuitton suit.
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