For the first time in 21 years, names of football giants, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, have been left off the shortlist for the 2024 Ballon d’Or award.
Messi won the prize in 2023 but will not win a record-extending ninth Ballon d’Or this year.
Also Ronaldo, who won the award five times, is not on the list.
Ademola Lookman from Nigeria was nominated by the organisers. Also Erling Haaland, Vinicius Jr, Kylian Mbappé, Bukayo Saka, Phil Foden and Jude Bellingham, among others, make the final list of nominees.
See list below:
*Jude Bellingham.
*Ruben Dias.
*Phil Foden.
*Federico Valverde.
*Emiliano Martínez.
*Erling Haaland
*Nico Williams
*Granit Xhaka
*Artem Dovbyk
*Toni Kroos
*Vinicius Jr
*Dani Olmo
*Florian Wirtz
*Martin Ødegaard
*Mats Hummels
*Rodri
*Harry Kane
*Declan Rice
*Vitinha
*Cole Palmer
*Dani Carvajal
*Lamine Yamal
*Bukayo Saka
*Hakan Calhanoglu
*William Saliba
*Kylian Mbappé
*Lautaro Martínez
*Ademola Lookman
*Toni Rüdiger
*Alejandro Grimaldo
