Soccer’s biggest stars stepped off the pitch and onto the red carpet to attend one of the sport’s most esteemed events last night.
The 67th Ballon d’Or awards ceremony welcomed an A-list roster of athletes at the Théâtre Du Chatelet in Paris to honor the game’s top footballers. And although Lionel Messi won the prestigious best male player award for a record-breaking eighth time, one iconic presenter and a French soccer player managed to stand out in their own way.
Retired soccer legend David Beckham and Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappé both walked the red carpet in dashing Dior looks by Kim Jones. The former Manchester United midfielder was fashioned around a navy wool peak lapel oblique tux, which he rocked with a white shirt, navy silk tie, and black leather derbies. Mbappé’s look was similar, with both tuxes sporting just one button and silk lapels, but his get-up was crafted from a gray wool and finished off with a black shirt and tie.
Both gents paired their formalwear with high-end watches, too. Mbappé’s piece, a 45 mm Hublot Classic Fusion Aerofusion Titanium Diamonds timepiece, is all about the bling. The $22,000 wrist candy is crafted from a titanium case and features a bezel set with 126 diamonds that total 1.47 carats. It runs on the Swiss manufacturer’s HUB1155 self-winding skeleton chronograph movement that gives the athlete a cool 42-hour power reserve.
Posh Spice’s husband, meanwhile, decided to sport less flashy timepiece by Tudor. The 39 mm timepiece, dubbed Pelagos 39, has a case made from grade 2 titanium with a satin finish. It houses a black sunray dial, next to a unidirectional rotating bezel with a matching sunray satin finish. The $4,700 watch runs on caliber MT5400, a self-winding movement with a bidirectional rotor system. It also provides Beckham with an impressive 70-hour power reserve.