As a result, the ceremony started 45 minutes late, which the public filled with beers and chips, a menu that contrasted with the sumptuous decor of the Palladium and its moldings carved in wood.
In the streets of London, it was Harry Kane that was on everyone's lips as the ceremony approached.
Then, after a musical interlude, the two Ballon d'Or winners finally appeared on stage, after two hours of ceremonies.
Meanwhile, Harry Kane and the Bavarian delegation walked the red carpet.
Harry Kane knows how to make a crowd stand up as one man.
He, above all, the legend of Tottenham, a major club in north London, which he left in 2023 with the label of eternal loser.
Perched on a red double-decker bus, rapper French Montana had no trouble breaking through the crowd, to launch the festivities at 6 p.m.