ufabet http://ufabet999.app, the award organization, has announced the shortlist for the 2024 Ballon d’Or, led by Toni Kroos, Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior, Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe and Rodri. The
individual award for the greatest player in world football last time out went to Lionel Messi, with Haaland and Mbappe coming in second and third respectively.
This year, Real Madrid won both La Liga and the Champions League, with the most players nominated being Kroos, who retired at the end of the season, Bellingham, Vinicius, Federico Valverde, Dani Carvajal and Antonio Rudiger. French star Mbappe, who recently joined, is
also in the running for the award once again after leading Paris Saint-Germain to the Ligue 1 title, sending off the Citizens as the
English league champions. Top scorer Haaland will compete for the award alongside Phil Foden, Rodri and Ruben Dias, while the Gunners’ runners-up are Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Declan Rice and William Saliba. In addition to winning trophies with their
clubs, Rodri and Carvajal have also enjoyed success at international level. Together they are the main players for Spain to win Euro 2024.
It is the first time since 2003 that both Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, the top two winners of the award, will not be competing for the Ballon d’Or.
List of nominees for the 2024 Ballon d’Or
Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior, Federico Valverde, Toni Kroos, Antonio Rudiger, Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid)
Erling Haaland, Phil Foden, Rodri, Ruben Dias (Manchester City), Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Declan Rice, William Saliba (Arsenal) Granit Xhaka, Florian Wirtz, Alejandro Grimaldo (
Leverkusen), Lautaro Martinez, Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan),
Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo (Barcelona), Ademola Lukeman (Atalanta), Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa), Nico Williams (Bilbao) Artem Dovbeek (Girona), Mats Hummels (Dortmund), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich
), Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain), Cole Palmer (Chelsea)