Ballon d’Or nominee list revealed

The nominees for this year’s Ballon d’Or have been revealed. The winner of the award, organised by France Football, will be announced in Paris on 26th October.

Ousmane Dembélé won the award last season, and he has once again been nominated. He will seek to retain his title, but will also face competition from eight of his Paris Saint-Germain teammates.

Full Ballon d’Or nominations

• Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)
• Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona)
• Marc Cucurella (Chelsea/ Real Madrid)
• Luís Díaz (Bayern Munich)
• Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United)
• Gabriel (Arsenal)
• Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
• Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain)
• Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)
• Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint-Germain)
• Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)
• Sadio Mané (Al-Nassr)
• Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain)
• Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan)
• Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid)
• Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain)
• Lionel Messi (Inter Miami)
• João Neves (Paris Saint-Germain)
• Michael Olise (Bayern Munich)
• Willian Pacho (Paris Saint-Germain)
• Julian Quinones (Al-Qadsiah)
• Declan Rice (Arsenal)
• Rodri (Manchester City/ Real Madrid)
• Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint-Germain)
• William Saliba (Arsenal)
• Ferran Torres (Barcelona/ Paris Saint-Germain)
• Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich)
• Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid)
• Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain)