Ballon d'Or 2024: Jude Bellingham and five Arsenal stars among nominees as shortlists revealed

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·05 de setembro de 2024

Ballon d'Or 2024: Jude Bellingham and five Arsenal stars among nominees as shortlists revealed

No nominations for either Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi for the first time since 2003

Jude Bellingham is one of six English players to be nominated for the 2024 men’s Ballon d'Or award, with a 30-man shortlist unsurprisingly dominated by Spain’s European champions, double winners Real Madrid and the Premier League.

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Bellingham, who came 18th in the final award ranking last year, has been selected off the back of his role in England's run to the final of Euro 2024 this summer as well as Real's Champions League and LaLiga success last season.

The 21-year-old midfielder is looking to become just the fourth Englishman ever to win the Ballon d’Or, and the first since Michael Owen in 2001. He is joined on the list by Three Lions team-mates Harry Kane, Phil Foden, Cole Palmer, Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice.

The latter four are among the 10 Premier League players to be nominated, alongside Manchester City's Rodri, Erling Haaland and Ruben Dias, plus Arsenal's Martin Odegaard and William Saliba and Aston Villa's Emiliano Martinez. The Argentine will also be hoping to retain his Yashin Trophy for the best goalkeeper.

Cristiano Ronaldo in 2008 remains the last player from the Premier League to win the Ballon d'Or. This year’s list of nominees is without either one of Ronaldo or great rival Lionel Messi for the first time since 2003.

It is Bellingham's Real Madrid team-mate Vinicius Jr who is the current odds-on favourite to win the 68th edition of the famous award by France Football.

The Brazilian winger was the star performer in Real's 15th European Cup triumph, scoring twice in the semi-final first leg against Bayern Munich before settling the final with the second goal in the 2-0 victory against Borussia Dortmund at Wembley in June.

Lionesses stars Lauren Hemp, Lauren James and Lucy Bronze are among the 30 nominees for the sixth edition of the Women's Ballon d'Or award, with the shortlist full of Spain and Barcelona players, led by last year's winner Aitana Bonmati.