The list of 30 candidates for the prestigious award given by France Football magazine has been announced.
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The Ballon d'Or award has been given to the best football player in the world by France Football magazine since 1956.
The list of 30 candidates was announced in a post on the social media account of Ballon d'Or, which has been distributed by France Football magazine since 1956.
Many players from the Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) squad, which achieved the UEFA Champions League victory, were included in the list, including the last winner of the award, Ousmane Dembele, as well as Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Achraf Hakimi and Vitinha. With the inclusion of Ferran Torres, transferred from Barcelona, the number of players nominated for the award from PSG reached 10.
Argentinian Lionel Messi, 8-time Golden Ball winner, was also included in the list.
The candidates are as follows:
Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid), Marc Cucurella (Chelsea/Real Madrid), Ousmane Dembele, Achraf Hakimi, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Vitinha, Marquinhos, Nuno Mendes, Joao Neves, Willian Pacho, Fabian Ruiz (PSG), Erling Haaland (Manchester City), Rodri (Manchester City/Barcelona), Gabriel Magalhaes, Declan Rice, William Saliba (Arsenal), Luis Diaz, Harry Kane, Michael Olise, Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich), Pau Cubarsi, Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), Ferran Torres (Barcelona/PSG), Lautaro Martinez (Inter), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), Sadio Mane (Al Nassr), Julian Quinones (Al Qadsiah)
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