Ballon d'Or 2024 shortlist confirmed as Jude Bellingham and Premier League stars feature
The nominations for this year's Ballon d'Or have been released and while there are plenty of familiar names in tow, there are one or two who could upset the apple cart
Jude Bellingham is among the nominees for the top prize at next month's Ballon d'Or awards after a sterling year for club and country.
The Real Madrid superstar, who won La Liga and the Champions League before reaching the Euro 2024 final with England, is one of the big names nominated for the men's award.
A number of Premier League stars have also been included on the 30-man shortlist, including Manchester City quartet Ruben Dias, Phil Foden, Erling Haaland and Rodri.
Bukayo Saka of Arsenal has also made the cut as has William Saliba, Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard. Aston Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez is up for both the top award and the goalkeeping gong.
Manchester City have also been nominated for the men's club of the year award after winning a fifth consecutive Premier League crown and will battle Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Girona and Bayer Leverkusen for the award.
Lauren James, Lauren Hemp, Lucy Bronze and Khaija Shaw are all included on the shortlist for the women's award.
Manchester United youngsters Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho have both been nominated for the Kopa Trophy alongside Euro 2024 winner Lamine Yamal.
Men's award shortlist in full
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
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