Vinicius Jr is the favourite to win the 2024 Ballon d’Or
The gala in which delivery he Golden Ball It is always one of the most anticipated by footballers and of course, by lovers of the so-called ‘king of sports’. The fact that, during the last fifteen years This trophy, which determines who is the best footballer on the planet, was shared between Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldoexcept for the years 2018 and 2022 where they won it Luka Modric y Karim Benzema respectively, it showed how difficult it was to face two of the best athletes in history.
Now that, for the first time since 2003none of these ‘beasts’ are among the 30 nominees for the Ballon d’Orit seems that the most golden era of football is about to come to an end. In the edition where there seems to be the most doubts about who can win this precious recognition in 2024, it seems to be Vinicius Jr who positions himself as favoriteclosely followed by world-class footballers such as Jude Bellingham, Rodri Hernandez and included Dani Carvajalwhich has won ‘everything’ this season except the Copa del Rey.
Below is the list of the 30 nominees for the 2024 Ballon d’Or.
- Jude Bellingham – Real Madrid
- Ruben Dias – Manchester City
- Phil Foden – Manchester City
- Federico Valverde – Real Madrid
- Emiliano Martinez – Aston Villa
- Erling Haaland – Manchester City
- Nico Williams – Athletic Club
- Granit Xhaka – Bayer Leverkusen
- Artem Dovbik – AS Roma
- Toni Kroos – Real Madrid
- Vinicius Jr – Real Madrid
- Dani Olmo – FC Barcelona
- Florian Wirtz – Bayer Leverkusen
- Martin Ødegaard – Arsenal
- Mats Hummels – AS Roma
- Rodri Hernandez – Manchester City
- Harry Kane – Bayern Munich
- Declan Rice – Arsenal
- Little Vitinha – PSG
- Cole Palmer – Chelsea
- Dani Carvajal – Real Madrid
- Lamine Yamal – FC Barcelona
- Bukayo Saka – Arsenal
- Hakan Calhanoglu – Inter Milan
- William Saliba – Arsenal
- Kylian Mbappé – Real Madrid
- Lautaro Martinez – Inter Milan
- Ademola Lookman – Atalanta
- Antonio Rudiger – Real Madrid
- Alejandro Grimaldo – Bayer Leverkusen
The 30 footballers nominated for the 2024 Ballon d’Or
