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Paris Saint-Germain's French forward Kylian Mbappé arrives on the red carpet at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris before the Ballon d'Or ceremony. Mbappé is in the running for both the men's and U21 awards after a year where he top scored in Ligue 1 for a third consecutive season with 27 goals, yet also missed a crucial penalty in the European Championship last 16 to see the world champions knocked out by underdogs Switzerland. IMAGES
Paris Saint-Germain and Argentina forward Lionel Messi arrives on the red carpet at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris before the Ballon d'Or ceremony. Messi is a leading contender to win a record 7th men's Ballon d'Or after overtaking Pele as the top international goalscorer in South American football history earlier this year. IMAGES
Bayern Munich's Polish striker Robert Lewandowski, one of the favorites for the 2021 men's Ballon d'Or after a season in which he scored 41 goals in the Bundesliga, breaking Gerd Mueller's 49-year-old German league record for a single campaign, arrives on the red carpet at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris before the awards ceremony. IMAGES
Croatia's Luka Modric arrives on the red carpet at the 2018 Ballon d'Or ceremony. Modric is one of the favourites to win football's most coveted award, having helped take his country to the World Cup final before being beaten by France in Moscow. The 33-year-old was also brilliant in the Real side that retained their Champions League crown for the second year running, and the Spanish club would love to see him succeed 2016 and 2017 winner Ronaldo, who has since left the Bernabeu for Juventus. IMAGES
Legendary American director Francis Ford Coppola and cast from his epic film ‘Megalopolis’, including Adam Driver, Shia LaBeouf and Giancarlo Esposito, arrive for the screening of the film at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. IMAGES