Ballon d'Or 2024 Nominees: Rodri to Lamine Yamal - Full List of Nominations Revealed

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Multi-time winners Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were missing as the Ballon d'Or 2024 nominees was revealed on Wednesday (September 4), dominated by players who competed in the Euro 2024 earlier this year.

Ronaldo nor Messi did not make the cut for the first time since 2003. Ronaldo, a five-time winner from Portugal, was also absent from last year's nominations. Meanwhile, Messi, who holds the record with eight Ballon d'Or wins.

30 nominees in men's and women's categories were revealed for the Ballon d'Or ceremony which is set to be held on October 28 at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris. Apart from the male and female Ballon d'Or nominees, nominations were also revealed for various other awards.

Among the 30 men, favourites Jude Bellingham, Rodri and Vinicius were included, while Spain's rising star Lamine Yamal, who was among the 10 nominees for the Kopa Trophy (young player award), has also been named alongside several of his other Euro-winning compatriots.

Real Madrid boasts an impressive seven nominees for the prestigious Ballon d'Or award, with Kylian Mbappe, their recent signing from PSG, also in the nominees alongside Bellingham and Brazil's Vinicius Junior.

England, who finished as runners-up to Spain in the Euro 2024 tournament, have six players nominated in total. Apart from Bellingham, the list includes prolific striker Harry Kane, rising stars Bukayo Saka and Cole Palmer, as well as midfielders Declan Rice and Phil Foden.

In the women's category, reigning Champions League winners Barcelona dominate with six nominees. Among them are last year's winner Aitana Bonmati and two-time recipient Alexia Putellas, showcasing the club's exceptional talent in women's football.

Aside from the Ballon d'Or and Kopa Trophy, more awards will given - Yashin Trophy (best goalkeeper), Muller Trophy (best striker award), Socrates Award (best humanitarian work by a footballer), Men's Club of the Year Trophy and Women's Club of the Year Trophy.

Two new accolades will be also added to the list of prizes: Men's Coach of the Year Trophy and Women's Coach of the Year Trophy, recognising the invaluable contribution of coaches to success on the pitch. Here is a look at the nominees:

Ballon d'Or 2024 Nominees - Men's Nominations List

• Jude Bellingham (England/Real Madrid)
• Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey/Inter Milan)
• Dani Carvajal (Spain/Real Madrid)
• Ruben Dias (Portugal/Manchester City)
• Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine/Girona)
• Phil Foden (England/Manchester City)
• Alex Grimaldo (Spain/Bayer Leverkusen)
• Erling Haaland (Norway/Manchester City)
• Mats Hummels (Germany/Borussia Dortmund)
• Harry Kane (England/Bayern Munich)
• Toni Kroos (Germany/Real Madrid)
• Ademola Lookman (Nigeria/Atalanta)
• Emiliano Martinez (Argentina/Aston Villa)
• Lautaro Martinez (Argentina/Inter Milan)
• Kylian Mbappe (France/Paris Saint-Germain)
• Martin Odegaard (Norway/Arsenal)
• Dani Olmo (Spain/RB Leipzig)
• Cole Palmer (England/Chelsea)
• Declan Rice (England/Arsenal)
• Rodri (Spain/Manchester City)
• Antonio Rudiger (Germany/Real Madrid)
• Bukayo Saka (England/Arsenal)
• William Saliba (France/Arsenal)
• Federico Valverde (Uruguay/Real Madrid)
• Vinicius Junior (Brazil/Real Madrid)
• Vitinha (Portugal/Paris Saint-Germain)
• Nico Williams (Spain/Athletic Bilbao)
• Florian Wirtz (Germany/Bayer Leverkusen)
• Granit Xhaka (Switzerland/Bayer Leverkusen)
• Lamine Yamal (Spain/Barcelona)

Ballon d'Or 2024 Nominees - Women's Nominations List

• Barba Banda (Zambia/Orlando Pride )
• Aitana Bonmati (Spain/Barcelona)
• Lucy Bronze (England/Barcelona)
• Mariona Caldentey (Spain/Barcelona)
• Tabitha Chawinga (Malawi/Lyon)
• Grace Geyoro (France/Paris Saint-Germain)
• Manuela Giugliano (Italy/Roma)
• Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway/Barcelona)
• Patricia Guijarro (Spain/Barcelona)
• Giulia Gwinn (Germany/Bayern Munich)
• Yui Hasegawa (Japan/Manchester City)
• Ada Hegerberg (Norway/Lyon)
• Lauren Hemp (England/Manchester City)
• Lindsey Horan (United States/Lyon)
• Lauren James (England/Chelsea)
• Marie-Antoinette Katoto (France/Paris Saint-Germain)
• Alyssa Naeher (United States /Chicago Red Stars)
• Sjoeke Nusken (Germany/Chelsea)
• Ewa Pajor (Poland/Barcelona)
• Salma Paralluelo (Spain/Barcelona)
• Gabi Portilho (Brazil/Corinthians)
• Alexia Putellas (Spain/Barcelona)
• Mayra Ramirez (Colombia/Chelsea)
• Trinity Rodman (United States/Washington Spirit)
• Lea Schuller (Germany/Bayern Munich)
• Khadija Shaw (Jamaica/Manchester City)
• Sophia Smith (United States/Portland Thorns)
• Mallory Swanson (United States/Chicago Red Stars)
• Tarciane (Brazil/Houston Dash)
• Glodis Viggosdottir (Iceland/Bayern Munich)

Kopa Trophy 2024 Nominees

• Pau Cubarsi (Spain/Barcelona)
• Alejandro Garnacho (Argentina/Manchester United )
• Arda Guler (Turkey/Real Madrid)
• Karim Konate (Ivory Coast/Red Bull Salzburg)
• Kobbie Mainoo (England/Manchester United)
• Joao Neves (Portugal/Benfica)
• Savinho (Brazil/Girona)
• Mathys Tel (France/Bayern Munich)
• Lamine Yamal (Spain/Barcelona)
• Warren Zaire-Emery (France/Paris Saint-Germain)

Yashin Trophy 2024 Nominees

• Diogo Costa (Portugal/Porto)
• Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy/Paris Saint-Germain)
• Gregor Kobel (Switzerland/Borussia Dortmund)
• Andriy Lunin (Ukraine/Real Madrid)
• Mike Maignan (France/Milan)
• Giorgi Mamardashvili (Georgia/Valencia)
• Emiliano Martinez (Argentina/Aston Villa)
• Unai Simon (Spain/Athletic Bilbao)
• Yann Sommer (Switzerland/Inter Milan)
• Ronwen Williams (South Africa/Mamelodi Sundowns)

2024 Men's Club of the Year Nominees

• Bayer Leverkusen
• Borussia Dortmund
• Girona
• Manchester City
• Real Madrid

2024 Women's Club of the Year Nominees

• Barcelona
• Chelsea
• Lyon
• NJ/NY Gotham
• Paris Saint-Germain

Men's Coach of the Year 2024 Nominees

• Xabi Alonso (Bayer Leverkusen)
• Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid)
• Luis de la Fuente (Spain)
• Gian Piero Gasperini (Atalanta)
• Pep Guardiola (Manchester City)
• Lionel Scaloni (Argentina)

Women's Coach of the Year 2024 Nominees

• Sonia Bompastor (Lyon)
• Arthur Elias (Corinthians/Brazil)
• Jonatan Giraldez (Barcelona)
• Emma Hayes (Chelsea/United States)
• Filipa Patao (Benfica)
• Sarina Wiegman (England)