UEFA Announces Nominees for the 2024 Ballon d’Or

The nominees for the prestigious 2024 Ballon d’Or award were revealed by UEFA on Wednesday. The award honors footballers who have outstanding performances over the past year.

Below is the full list of the nominees for the men’s Ballon d’Or:

1.Jude Bellingham (England, Real Madrid)
2. Ruben Dias** (Portugal, Manchester City)
3. Phil Foden** (England, Manchester City)
4. Federico Valverde** (Uruguay, Real Madrid)
5. Emiliano Martinez** (Argentina, Aston Villa)
6. Cole Palmer** (England, Chelsea)
7. Erling Haaland** (Norway, Manchester City)
8. Ademola Lookman** (Nigeria, Atalanta)
9. Nico Williams** (Spain, Athletic Bilbao)
10. Granit Xhaka** (Switzerland, Bayer Leverkusen)
11. Artem Dovbyk** (Ukraine, Roma)
12. Toni Kroos** (Germany, former Real Madrid)
13. Vinicius Jr** (Brazil, Real Madrid)
14. Dani Olmo** (Spain, Barcelona)
15. Florian Wirtz** (Germany, Bayer Leverkusen)
16. Martin Odegaard** (Norway, Arsenal)
17. Mats Hummels** (Germany, free agent)
18. Rodri** (Spain, Manchester City)
19. Harry Kane** (England, Bayern Munich)
20. Declan Rice** (England, Arsenal)
21. Vitinha** (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)
22. Dani Carvajal** (Spain, Real Madrid)
23. Lamine Yamal** (Spain, Barcelona)
24. Bukayo Saka** (England, Arsenal)
25. Hakan Calhanoglu** (Turkey, Inter Milan)
26. William Saliba** (France, Arsenal)
27. Kylian Mbappe** (France, Real Madrid)
28. Lautaro Martinez** (Argentina, Inter Milan)
29. Antonio Rudiger** (Germany, Real Madrid)
30. Alejandro Grimaldo** (Spain, Bayer Leverkusen)

The award recognizes the best footballers based on their performances during the year, and the winner will be announced later in the season.