On Monday, October 28, the wait will end. he is Ballon d’Or 2024 will be presented with the journal French football at a performance at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. They are the only two Argentines on the list of nominees for the prestigious award Lautaro Martinez y Draw Martínez.
The 68th edition of the ceremony will bring a big change with it to generate even more suspense among the nominees and the viewers. For the first time, the award for the best player in the world will be announced live, and no one knows who will win the award in advance.
Among the nominees, Vinicius Jr the name circulating as the most likely winner due to his performance in the Champions League with Real Madrid, although he also sounds Kylian Mbappé as one of their favorites.
In addition, This year neither Lionel Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo has been nominated. Both players are the most awarded players in history: CR7 won five Ballon d’Ors, while The Fleadh There are eight, and the last one won the last issue.
The last time none were part of the nominees list was 2003. The Portuguese had his first appearance in 2004, the year he joined Manchester United, and it was in 2008 that he won the award for the first time.
For his part, Messi received his first nomination in 2006, the year he debuted with the Argentine National Team in the World Cup in Germany. Three years later, in 2009, he was named the best player in the world for the first time with his first Ballon d’Or.
The complete list of nominees for Ballon d’Or 2024
1. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid / England)
2. Ruben Dias (Manchester City/Portugal)
3. Phil Foden (Manchester City/England)
4. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid / Uruguay)
5.Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa / Argentina)
6. Erling Haaland (Manchester City/Norway)
7.Nico Williams (Athletic Club / Spain)
8.Tony Kroos (Real Madrid / Germany)
9. Artem Dovbyk (Dnipro, Girona and Roma / Ukraine)
10. Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen / Switzerland)
11. Vinícius Jr. (Real Madrid / Brazil)
12. Dani Olmo (Leipzig and Barcelona / Spain)
13. Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen / Germany)
14. Martin Odegaard (Arsenal / Norway)
15. Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund / Germany)
16. Rodri (Manchester City / Spain)
17.Harry Kane (Bayern Munich/England)
18. Declan Rice (Arsenal/England)
19.Vitinha (PSG / Portugal)
20.Cole Palmer (Chelsea/England)
21. Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid / Spain)
22.Lamine Yamal (Barcelona / Spain)
23. Open it (Arsenal / England)
24.Hakan Çalhanoğlu (Milan/Turkey)
25.William Lintasa (Arsenal / France)
26. Kylian Mbappé (PSG and Real Madrid / France)
27. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta / Nigeria)
28. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan / Argentina)
29.Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid / Germany)
30.Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen / Espanyol)
The rest of the recognition will be presented at the ceremony
On Monday, October 28 at 3:30 pm in Argentina at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, the following shortlists will be presented:
- Yashin Award (Best Goalkeeper)
- Kopa Cup (best footballer under 21 years of age)
- The Best Men’s Club Coach
- Best Men’s Club of the Year
- Best Women’s Club of the Year
