Shortlist for the Ballon d'Or 2024: Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden and Lauren James among the nominees

The shortlists for the 2024 Ballon d'Or have been announced. Nominees for the men's award include Cole Palmer, Phil Foden and Jude Bellingham.

In addition to Palmer, Foden and Bellingham, the 30-man shortlist also includes English teammates Harry Kane, Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice.

Foden, who was named PFA Player of the Year last month, is one of four Man City nominees alongside Erling Haaland, Ruben Dias and Rodri.

William Saliba and Martin Odegaard of Arsenal FC are also nominated for the award, bringing the total number of representatives from the Premier League to nine.

The shortlist for the Women's Ballon d'Or is dominated by reigning Champions League winners FC Barcelona, ​​with no fewer than six nominees, including 2023 winner Aitana Bonmati.

The English trio Lucy Bronze, Lauren James, Lucy Bronze and Lauren Hemp are three of seven players from the Women's Super League.

The winners will be announced on October 28 in Paris.

Vinicius Jr. is the favorite for the award after winning La Liga and the Champions League with Real Madrid.

The 24-year-old scored 24 goals and provided 11 assists in 39 games in all competitions and was also named Champions League Player of the Season.

Bellingham, on the other hand, had a very successful debut season in the Madrid shirt, scoring 23 goals and providing 13 assists in 43 appearances in midfield.

The 21-year-old won the Spanish championship and the Champions League with his club and led his national team England to the European Championship final in Germany.

The current winner of the Ballon d'Or is Lionel Messi of Inter Miami.

All nominations for the Ballon d'Or (best male player)

Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)
Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)
Rodri (Manchester City)
Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid)
Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
Ruben Dias (Manchester City)
William Saliba (Arsenal)
Fernando Torres (Real Madrid)
Cole Palmer (Chelsea)
Lamine Jamal (Barcelona)
Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid)
Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)
Martin Odegaard (Arsenal)
Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)
Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen)
Artem Dovbyk (Roma)
Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)
Mats Hummels (AS Roma)
Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter)
Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao)
Phil Foden (Manchester City)
Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)
Daniel Olmo (Barcelona)
Declan Rice (Arsenal)
Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain)
Ademola Lookman (Atalanta)
Lautaro Martinez (Inter)
Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen)
Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid)

All nominations for the Ballon d'Or Féminin (best female player)

Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona)
Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride)
Tarciane (Houston Dash)
Lauren Hemp (Manchester City)
Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit)
Glodis Viggosdottir (Bavaria)
Mariona Caldentey (Arsenal)
Lea Schüller (Bavaria)
Lauren James (Chelsea)
Patricia Guijarro (Barcelona)
Gabi Portilho (Corinthians)
Tabitha Chawinga (Lyon)
Caroline Graham Hansen (Barcelona)
Lindsey Horan (Lyons)
Sjoje Nusken (Chelsea)
Yui Hasegawa (Man City)
Ada Hegerberg (Lyon)
Mallory Swanson (Chicago Red Stars)
Manuela Giugliano (Rome)
Salma Paralluelo (Barcelona)
Giulia Gwinn (Bavaria)
Alexia Putellas (Barcelona)
Grace Geyoro (PSG)
Khadija Shaw (Manchester City)
Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns)
Ewa Pajor (Barcelona)
Mayra Ramirez (Chelsea)
Alyssa Naheher (Chicago Red Stars)
Marie-Antoinette Katoto (PSG)

Nominees for the 2024 Kopa Trophy (best U21 player)

Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona), Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United), Arda Guler (Real Madrid), Karim Konate (Red Bull Salzburg), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Joao Neves (Paris Saint-Germain), Savinho (Manchester City), Mathys Tel (Bayern Munich), Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), Warren Zaire-Emery (Paris Saint-Germain)

Nominees for the 2024 Yashin Trophy (best goalkeeper)

Diogo Costa (Porto), Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG), Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund), Andriy Lunin (Real Madrid)
Mike Maignan (AC Milan), Giorgi Mamardashvili (Valencia, on loan from Liverpool), Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa), Unai Simon (Athletic Bilbao), Yann Sommer (Inter), Ronwen Williams (Mamelodi Sundowns)

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