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The 30 Nominees for the 2026 Ballon d’Or Announced

From Télégraphe · () Arabic

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  • France Football announced the official 2026 Ballon d’Or shortlists on its website.
  • Thirty players, including Ousmane Dembélé, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé, Lamine Yamal and Jude Bellingham, were nominated for the men’s award.
  • The women’s shortlist includes players such as Alexia Putellas, Caroline Graham Hansen, Wendie Renard and Vivianne Miedema.

France Football has announced the official lists of nominees for the 2026 Ballon d’Or awards, placing 30 names in contention for the men’s prize.

The list includes Ousmane Dembélé, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé, Lamine Yamal, Achraf Hakimi, Erling Haaland, Vitinha and Vinícius Júnior. It also features defenders and midfielders such as William Saliba, Fabián Ruiz, Rodri, Declan Rice and Marquinhos.

Other nominees include Julián Quiñones, Willian Pacho, Michael Olise, João Neves, Nuno Mendes, Lautaro Martínez, Sadio Mané, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Harry Kane, Gabriel, Bruno Fernandes, Luis Díaz, Marc Cucurella, Pau Cubarsí and Jude Bellingham.

The women’s shortlist includes Alexia Putellas, Salma Bacha, Barbra Banda, Klara Bühl, Mariona Caldentey, Caroline Graham Hansen, Alex Greenwood, Patri Guijarro, Pernille Harder, Yui Hasegawa, Rose Lavelle, Mapi León, Manaka Matsukubo, Vivianne Miedema, Claudia Pina and Wendie Renard, among others.

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