England players Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden, Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, and Cole Palmer have been nominated for this year’s Ballon d’Or.
Seventeen-year-old Lamine Yamal of Barcelona, who helped Spain defeat England in the Euro final, has become the youngest-ever nominee for the award, surpassing Kylian Mbappe, who was 18 at the time of his nomination.
In a notable shift, both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, winners of all but one of the last 14 Ballon d’Or awards, have missed out on nominations for the first time since 2003.
Manchester City and Arsenal both secured four nominations, including Rodri, Erling Haaland, Ruben Dias, William Saliba, and Martin Odegaard, alongside their English teammates.
Aston Villa’s Emiliano Martinez, last year’s best goalkeeper, is also on the list, along with Chelsea’s Palmer. Atalanta’s Ademola Lookman earned inclusion after scoring a hat-trick in the Europa League final against Bayer Leverkusen. The list also features Granit Xhaka from Leverkusen.
Ballon d’Or Shortlist
- Jude Bellingham – Real Madrid
- Phil Foden – Manchester City
- Ruben Dias – Manchester City
- Federico Valverde – Real Madrid
- Emiliano Martinez – Aston Villa
- Erling Haaland – Manchester City
- Nicolas Williams – Athletic Bilbao
- Granit Xhaka – Bayer Leverkusen
- Artem Dovbik – Roma
- Toni Kroos – Real Madrid
- Vinicius Jr – Real Madrid
- Dani Olmo – RB Leipzig/Barcelona
- Florian Wirtz – Bayer Leverkusen
- Martin Odegaard – Arsenal
- Mats Hummels – Borussia Dortmund
- Rodri – Manchester City
- Harry Kane – Bayern Munich
- Declan Rice – Arsenal
- Vitinha – PSG
- Cole Palmer – Chelsea
- Dani Carvajal – Real Madrid
- Lamine Yamal – Barcelona
- Bukayo Saka – Arsenal
- Hakan Calhanoglu – Inter Milan
- William Saliba – Arsenal
- Kylian Mbappe – PSG/Real Madrid
- Lautaro Martinez – Inter Milan
- Ademola Lookman – Atalanta
- Antonio Rudiger – Real Madrid
- Alejandro Grimaldo – Bayer Leverkusen
Kopa Trophy Shortlist
- Pau Cubarsi – Barcelona
- Alejandro Garnacho – Manchester United
- Arda Güler – Real Madrid
- Karim Konate – RB Salzburg
- Kobbie Mainoo – Manchester United
- Joao Neves – Benfica/PSG
- Savinho – Girona/Manchester City
- Mathys Tel – Bayern Munich
- Lamine Yamal – Barcelona
- Warren Zaire-Emery – PSG
Yachine Trophy Shortlist
- Diogo Costa – Porto
- Gianluigi Donnarumma – PSG
- Gregor Kobel – Borussia Dortmund
- Andrei Lunin – Real Madrid
- Mike Maignan – AC Milan
- Giorgio Mamardashvili – Valencia
- Emiliano Martinez – Aston Villa
- Unai Simon – Athletic Bilbao
- Yann Sommer – Inter Milan
- Ronwen Williams – Mamelodi Sundowns
Men’s Coach of the Year Shortlist
- Xabi Alonso – Bayer Leverkusen
- Carlo Ancelotti – Real Madrid
- Luis De La Fuente – Spain
- Gian Piero Gasperini – Atalanta
- Pep Guardiola – Manchester City
- Lionel Scaloni – Argentina
Team of the Year Shortlist
- Borussia Dortmund
- Girona
- Bayer Leverkusen
- Real Madrid
- Manchester City
The prestigious awards will showcase the best players and coaches in football as the ceremony approaches.
Credit: Sky Sports
