Laporta leads Barça to the Ballon d'Or gala in London
Barça travels as a group with its candidates; the 70th edition is held outside Paris for the first time, at the London Palladium.
FC Barcelona will send a large delegation to London for the 70th Ballon d'Or gala, according to Mundo Deportivo. Joan Laporta will lead the group, travelling with thirteen club representatives, including Lamine Yamal and Pau Cubarsí.
The president will be joined by vice presidents Rafa Yuste and Elena Fort, along with Deco, Bojan Krkic and other sporting area staff and directors. Yamal, however, will fly on a private jet he has rented for his parents, partner, relatives, friends and his work team.
The ceremony is historic because for the first time it is held outside Paris: it will take place at the London Palladium Theatre, honouring Stanley Matthews, winner of the first Ballon d'Or in 1956. It starts at 21:00 Spanish time and is expected to finish around 23:00, hosted by Thierry Henry and Kate Scott.
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