Ballon d’Or nominees: Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland headline list as Jude Bellingham, Mohamed Salah make it
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On Oct. 30, one of the most coveted awards in soccer — the Ballon d’Or — will be presented to the best soccer player in the world. While it’s the 67th edition of the award, it’s only the second time it has recognized achievements from the previous season of soccer as opposed to the previous calendar year. Due to that, Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland are the front runners for the award but on Wednesday the official nominees dropped both for the Ballon d’Or but also the other awards that will be presented at the ceremony.
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The nominees are well dominated by Barcelona, Argentina and Manchester City players and for good reason, as City won a treble, Barcelona dominated La Liga from wire to wire and Argentina’s run to the World Cup title was a magical one for everyone to witness except former Netherlands coach Louis Van Gaal. Check out the nominees for each award below:
Ballon d’Or
Andre Onana, Goalkeeper – Inter/Manchester United
Josko Gvardiol, Defender – RB Leipzig/Manchester City
Karim Benzema, Forward – Al-Ittihad/ Real Madrid
Jamal Musiala, Midfielder – Bayern Munich
Mohamed Salah, Forward – Liverpool
Jude Bellingham, Midfielder – Real Madrid/ Borussia Dortmund
Buyayo Saka, Forward – Arsenal
Randal Kolo Muani, Forward – Paris Saint-Germain/Eintracht Frankfurt
Kevin De Bruyne, Midfielder – Manchester City
Bernardo Silva, Midfielder – Manchester City
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Forward – Napoli
Ruben Dias, Defender – Manchester City
Nicolo Barella, Midfielder – Inter
Erling Haaland, Forward – Manchester City
Emiliano Martinez, Goalkeeper – Aston Villa
Yassine Bounou, Goalkeeper – Sevilla/Al-Hilal
Martin Odegaard, Midfielder – Arsenal
Julian Alvarez, Forward – Manchester City
Ilkay Gundogan, Midfielder – Barcelona/Manchester City
Vinicius Junior, Forward – Real Madrid
Women’s Ballon d’Or
Kadiditou Diani, Forward – Paris Saint-Germain/Lyon
Linda Caicedo, Forward – Real Madrid
Alba Redondo, Forward – Levante
Rachel Daly, Forward – Aston Villa
Fridolina Rolfo, Forward – Barcelona
Olga Carmona, Defender – Real Madrid
Georgia Stanway, Midfielder – Bayern Munich
Kopa Trophy – Best young player
Jude Bellingham, Midfielder – Real Madrid/Borussia Dortmund
Gavi, Midfielder – Barcelona
Jamal Musiala, Midfielder – Bayern Munich
Eduardo Camavinga, Midfielder – Real Madrid
Pedri, Midfielder – Barcelona
Xavi Simons, Midfielder – PSV/RB Leipzig
Alejandro Balde, Defender – Barcelona
Antonio Silva, Defender – Benfica
Rasmus Hojlund, Forward – Strum Graz/Atalanta/Manchester United
