Messi, Virgil van Dijk, Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mane on shortlist for Ballon D’or award
The Ballon d’Or ceremony will take place on December 2 at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris. 30-man Ballon d’Or shortlist:was also revealed for the hotly discussed category as we look to who succeeds Luka Modric.
The Ballon d’Or is an annual football award presented by France Football. It has been awarded since 1956, although between 2010 and 2015, an agreement was made with FIFA and the award was temporarily merged with the FIFA World Player of the Year, and known as the FIFA Ballon d’Or.
Sadio Mane (Liverpool)
Hugo Lloris (Tottenham)
Dusan Tadic (Ajax)
Frenkie De Jong (Barcelona)
Sergio Aguero (Man City)
Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal)
Kylian Mbappe (PSG)
Marc-Andre Ter Stegen (Barcelona)
Donny van de Beek (Ajax)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus)
Alisson Becker (Liverpool)
Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus)
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool)
Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)
Bernardo Silva (Man City)
Heung-Min Son (Tottenham)
Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
Roberto Firmino (Liverpool)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Riyad Mahrez (Man City)
Kevin De Bruyne (Man City)
Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli)
Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona)
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
Eden Hazard (Real Madrid)
Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain)
Raheem Sterling (Man City)
Joao Felix (Atletico Madrid
The full shortlist
Joao Felix (Atletico Madrid)
Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund)
Moise Kean (Everton)
Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal)
Kang-In Lee (Valencia)
Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus)
Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)
Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen)
Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal)
Andrei Lounine (Real Valladolid)
Kopa Trophy shortlist
Last year’s Kopa Tropghy was won by Paris Saint-Germain’s Mbappe, who is nominated for the Ballon d’Or this year.
The full shortlist
Joao Felix (Atletico Madrid)
Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund)
Moise Kean (Everton)
Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal)
Kang-In Lee (Valencia)
Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus)
Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)
Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen)
Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal)
Andrei Lounine (Real Valladolid)
Yachine Trophy
Alisson, Ederson, Kepa Arrizabalaga and Lloris are among the nominees, with the Tottenham captain also nominated for the Ballon d’Or alongside Alisson and Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen.
The full shortlist
Alisson Becker (Liverpool)
Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)
Ederson (Man City)
Andre Onana (Ajax)
Wojciech Szczesny (Juventus)
Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid)
Kepa Arrizabalaga (Chelsea)
Samir Handanovic (Inter Milan)
Hugo Lloris (Tottenham)
Marc-Andre Ter Stegen (Barcelona)
Women Ballon D’Or
USA Women stars Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan – who tied with White for the Golden Boot at the 2019 Women’s World Cup – have also been included, along with last year’s winner of the inaugural award, Ada Hegerberg.
Pernille Harder and Dzenifer Marozsan are shortlisted once again after being beaten to the accolade by Hegerberg in 2018, with Brazil and Orlando Pride forward Marta also included.
The full shortlist
Sam Kerr (Chicago Red Stars)
Ellen White (Man City)
Nilla Fischer (Wolfsburg)
Amandine Henry (Lyon)
Lucy Bronze (Lyon)
Alex Morgan (Orlando Pride)
Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal)
Dzenifer Marozsan (Lyon)
Pernille Harder (Wolfsburg)
Sarah Bouhaddi (Lyon)
Megan Rapinoe (Reign FC)
Lieke Martens (Barcelona)
Sari van Veenendaal (Atletico Madrid)
Wendie Renard (Lyon)
Rose Lavelle (Washington Spirit)
Marta (Orlando Pride)
Ada Hegerberg (Lyon)
Kosovare Asllani (CD Tacon)
Sofia Jakobsson (CD Tacon)
Tobin Heath (Portland Thorns)
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