{"id":129931,"date":"2024-09-04T21:34:19","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T20:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/ballon-dor-2024-full-list-of-nominees"},"modified":"2024-09-04T22:38:48","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T21:38:48","slug":"ballon-dor-2024-full-list-of-nominees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/ballon-dor-2024-full-list-of-nominees","title":{"rendered":"Ballon d\u2019Or 2024: Full list of nominees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>France Football, the organizers of the Ballon d\u2019Or awards, have unveiled the nominees for this year\u2019s edition.<\/p>\n<p>The list contains expected names like Erling Haaland (Manchester City), Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Kylian Mbappe (PSG\/ Real Madrid).<\/p>\n<p>Vinicius Jr is believed to the hot favourite to win the prize.<\/p>\n<p>Inter Miami\u2019s Lionel Messi, the current holder and eight-time winner, does not make the cut.<\/p>\n<p>Full list of 2024 Ballon d\u2019Or nominees:<\/p>\n<p>1. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)<\/p>\n<p>2. Phil Foden (Manchester City)<\/p>\n<p>3. Ruben Dias (Manchester City)<\/p>\n<p>4. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid)<\/p>\n<p>5. Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)<\/p>\n<p>6. Erling Haaland (Manchester City)<\/p>\n<p>7. Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao)<\/p>\n<p>8. Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen)<\/p>\n<p>9. Artem Dovbik (Roma)<\/p>\n<p>10.Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)<\/p>\n<p>11.Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid)<\/p>\n<p>12.Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig\/Barcelona)<\/p>\n<p>13.Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)<\/p>\n<p>14.Martin Odegaard (Arsenal)<\/p>\n<p>15.Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund)<\/p>\n<p>16.Rodri (Manchester City)<\/p>\n<p>17.Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)<\/p>\n<p>18.Declan Rice (Arsenal)<\/p>\n<p>19.Vitinha (PSG)<\/p>\n<p>20.Cole Palmer (Chelsea)<\/p>\n<p>21.Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid)<\/p>\n<p>22.Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)<\/p>\n<p>23.Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)<\/p>\n<p>24.Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter Milan)<\/p>\n<p>25.William Saliba (Arsenal)<\/p>\n<p>26.Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan)<\/p>\n<p>27.Ademola Lookman (Atalanta)<\/p>\n<p>28.Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid)<\/p>\n<p>29.Kylian Mbappe (PSG\/Real Madrid)<\/p>\n<p>30.Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen)<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. France Football, the organizers of the Ballon d\u2019Or awards, have unveiled the nominees for this year\u2019s edition. The list contains expected names like Erling Haaland (Manchester City), Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Kylian Mbappe (PSG\/ Real Madrid). Vinicius Jr is believed to the hot favourite to win the prize. 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