0_banner-mirror-ballon-copy (Image: The Ballon d’Or nominations have been revealed.)
Jude Bellingham has been nominated for the prestigious Ballon d’Or award following an impressive year with his club and national team.
The Real Madrid sensation, who clinched both La Liga and Champions League titles before leading England to the Euro 2024 final, is among the high-profile nominees for the men’s accolade.
Several Premier League stars have also made it to the 30-man shortlist, including Manchester City’s Ruben Dias, Phil Foden, Erling Haaland and Rodri.
Jude Bellingham is among the favourites for the award. (Image: Getty)
Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka, William Saliba, Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard have also been recognised, while Aston Villa’s goalkeeper Emi Martinez is in contention for both the top award and the goalkeeping honour.
Manchester City, after securing their fifth consecutive Premier League title, are up for the men’s club of the year award, facing competition from Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Girona and Bayer Leverkusen.
The Ballon D’Or trophy (Image: Pascal Le Segretain)
Lauren James, Lauren Hemp, Lucy Bronze and Khaija Shaw have all been shortlisted for the women’s award.
Manchester United’s young talents Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho are nominated for the Kopa Trophy, alongside Euro 2024 winner Lamine Yamal.
Here is the full shortlist for the men’s award.
Antonio Rudiger – Real Madrid
Kylian Mbappe – Real Madrid
Lautaro Martinez – Inter
Ademola Lookman – Atalanta
Alejandro Grimaldo – Bayer Leverkusen
Dani Carvajal – Real Madrid
William Saliba – Arsenal
Lamine Yamal – Barcelona
Bukayo Saka – Arsenal
Hakan Calhanoglu – Inter
Rodri – Man City
Declan Rice- Arsenal
Harry Kane – Bayern Munich
Cole Palmer – Chelsea
Vitinha – PSG
Vinicius Jr – Real Madrid
Martin Odegaard – Arsenal
Dani Olmo – Barcelona
Florian Wirtz – Bayer Leverkusen
Mats Hummels – Roma
Erling Haaland – Man City
Nicolas Williams – Athletic Bilbao
Granit Xhaka – Bayer Leverkusen
Artem Dovbik – Roma
Toni Kroos – Real Madrid
Jude Bellingham – Real Madrid
Phil Foden – Man City
Ruben Dias – Man City
Federico Valverde – Real Madrid
Emiliano Martinez – Aston Villa
However, there are as many as 13 notable absences, including: Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kevin De Bruyne, Robert Lewandowski, Jamal Musiala, Antoine Griezmann, Julian Alvarez, Luka Modric, Alvaro Morata, Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah, Rodrygo and Lamine Yamal.
Source: https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1944603/Ballon-d-Or-2024-nominated-full-list-winner-snub