The nominees for the 2024 Ballon d'Or have officially been announced.
Last year's award was won by Lionel Messi, who extended his record to eight Ballon d'Ors after inspiring Argentina to the FIFA World Cup glory.
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Real Madrid have a total of seven players nominated for this year's award after winning the UEFA Champions League and LALIGA last season.
Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham are favourites for the award, while Manchester City midfielder Rodri is also believed to be a contender for the award.
For the first time since 2003, neither Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo have been shortlisted for the award.
The ceremony will take place on 28 October in Paris.
30-Man Ballon d'Or Nominees:
- Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid/Brazil), Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig/Spain), Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid/Spain), Lamine Yamal (Barcelona/Spain), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal/England), William Saliba (Arsenal/France), Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter Milan/Turkey)
- Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen/Germany), Martin Odegaard (Arsenal/Norway), Mats Hummels (Dortmund/Germany), Rodri (Manchester City/Spain), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich/England), Declan Rice (Arsenal/England)
- Vitinha (PSG/Portugal), Cole Palmer (Chelsea/England), Erling Haaland (Manchester City/Norway), Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao/Spain), Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen/Switzerland), Artem Dovbik (Girona/Ukraine)
- Toni Kroos (Real Madrid/Germany) - Retired, Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid/England), Ruben Dias (Manchester City/ Portugal), Phil Foden (Manchester City/England), Federico Valverde (Real Madrid/Uruguay), Emiliano Martinez (Argentina/Aston Villa)
- Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint Germain/France), Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan/Argentina), Ademola Lookman (Atalanta/ Nigeria), Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid/Germany), Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen/Spain)
