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No Messi, Ronaldo as French Football releases 2024 Ballon d’Or nominees

France Football, the organizers of the prestigious Ballon d’Or, have announced the nominees for the 2024 edition of the award.

As expected, top players such as Erling Haaland (Manchester City), Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), and Kylian Mbappe (PSG/Real Madrid) feature prominently on the list.Vinicius Jr is considered a strong favorite to win the award this year.

Notably, Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi, the current holder and eight-time winner, is absent from the list of nominees.Here is the full list of the 2024 Ballon d’Or nominees:

1. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)

2. Phil Foden (Manchester City)

3. Ruben Dias (Manchester City)

4. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid)

5. Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)

6. Erling Haaland (Manchester City)

7. Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao)

8. Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen)

9. Artem Dovbik (Roma)

10. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)

11. Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid)

12. Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig/Barcelona)

13. Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)

14. Martin Odegaard (Arsenal)

15. Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund)

16. Rodri (Manchester City)

17. Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)

18. Declan Rice (Arsenal)

19. Vitinha (PSG)

20. Cole Palmer (Chelsea)

21. Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid)

22. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)

23. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)

24. Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter Milan)

25. William Saliba (Arsenal)

26. Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan)

27. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta)

28. Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid)

29. Kylian Mbappe (PSG/Real Madrid)

30. Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen)

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