It's Ballon d'Or day with Ousmane Dembele the clear men's favorite, while women's award is wide open

Hello! An entertaining weekend gives way for a busy week in Europe as the Premier League's top teams enter the EFL Cup in the third round but first, it's time to award new winners at Monday's Ballon d'Or ceremony. I'm Pardeep Cattry with the latest.

📺 Footy fix

All times U.S./Eastern

Monday, Sept. 22

🏆 Ballon d'Or, 2 p.m. ➡️ CBS Sports Golazo Network

🇮🇹 Serie A: Napoli vs. Pisa, 2:45 p.m. ➡️ Paramount+

Tuesday, Sept. 23

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 EFL Cup: Lincoln City vs. Chelsea, 2:45 p.m. ➡️ Paramount+

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 EFL Cup: Liverpool vs. Southampton, 3 p.m. ➡️ Paramount+

🇮🇹 Coppa Italia: AC Milan vs. Lecce, 3 p.m. ➡️ Paramount+

🇪🇸 LaLiga: Levante vs. Real Madrid, 3:30 p.m. ➡️ ESPN2

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