The Ballon d'Or ceremony to award the most coveted individual honors in soccer finally has a better date for women nominees to be there.
The awards for 2025 will be presented on Sept. 22 in Paris, UEFA said Monday.
This time, the ceremony does not clash with international match dates in women's soccer when players are on mandatory duty in camp with national teams.
"We are proud to expand our recognition to include three new categories celebrating the achievements of female players," said UEFA, which has since last year jointly organized the storied event with the publishing house that owns "France Football" magazine.
Women players and coaches criticized organizers in each of the past two years when most could not be in Paris for the gala ceremony in a downtown theater.