The 2026 Ballon d’Or ceremony, held in London on Monday, October 26, featured a tribute to Christophe Gleizes, the French journalist imprisoned in Algeria for more than a year. Delivered by Thierry Henry and Kate Scott before the biggest names in world football, the tribute thrust the journalist’s plight into the international spotlight, subjecting the Algerian regime to a humiliating spectacle before a global television audience.
