Ballon d'Or nominee Georgia Stanway is frustrated with the planning of the event as several female stars are due to miss the ceremony..

Stanway, alongside England team-mates Mary Earps, Millie Bright and Rachel Daly, are all set to feature in the Nations League against Belgium on Tuesday and will not be present in Paris as the best players in the world are crowned.

She said: "It is unfortunate we could not be there. 

"That's something we spoke as a player group [about], and we just kind of said it would be nice in the future if it wasn't on a matchday minus one, so that we could enjoy the experience. 

"It is [frustrating], because it's potentially a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. 

"You never know if you're ever going to get selected for such an accolade like that again, so it would be really nice to enjoy the experience and be there and feel like a star amongst the stars. 

"If it was planned a little bit better, then maybe it would be easier for a lot of female footballers to be there."

Lionesses head coach Sarina Wiegman has shared her sympathy for the players and hopes that the ceremony can be more inclusive in the future.

She added: "We talk about the planning now. Everyone is working so hard and of course, we have to do a job, that's what we're here for. 

"So you can't attend that and it would be really nice if things like that are organised so that players have the opportunity to join, too."

England need to finish top of their Nations League group if they are to have a chance of securing a Paris 2024 Olympics qualification spot for Great Britain but they currently sit second behind the Netherlands.