The nominations for this year's Ballon d'Or are out and some of the biggest names from across football have made it into the list. The big names from the list include Manchester City's forward Erling Halaand, who scored 27 goals in the Premier League last season and Real Madrid's midfielder Jude Bellingham had a marvellous year for both club and country.
Bellingham, who won La Liga and Champions League last season and reached the finals of Euro 2024 with England is one of the biggest names that has been nominated for the prestigious award.
Premier League stars for Ballon d'Or
Some top names from the Premier League have been included in the 30-man shortlist which includes the likes of Ruben Dias, Phil Foden, Rodri and Erling Halaand. An interesting point is that they all play for Manchester City.
Arsenal's Bukayo Saka, William Saliba, Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard have also made the cut. Meanwhile, Aston Villa's goalkeeper and World Cup winner Emi Martinez is also nominated for the top award.
Who will win the Men's Club of the Year award?
Manchester City have been nominated for the Men's Club of the Year award after winning their fourth consecutive Premier League title on the trot. They will have to battle with the likes of Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Girona and Bayer Leverkusen.
Ballon d'Or Féminin
Some famous names for the Ballon d'Or Féminin have been included in the list that involves Lauren James, Lauren Hemp, Lucy Bronze and Khadija Shaw.
Kopa Trophy
The youngsters from Manchester United, Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho have both been nominated for the Kopa Trophy. It also includes the name of Euro 2024 winner Lamine Yamal.
Ballon d'Or 2024: Full nominees list
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
The notable part from this year's nominations is that both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have missed the cut for the first time in 21 years.
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