Jude Bellingham has been nominated for the top prize at next month’s Ballon d’Or awards following an exceptional year with both club and country.
The Real Madrid star, who clinched La Liga and the Champions League titles before reaching the Euro 2024 final with England, is a standout nominee for the men’s award.
Several Premier League stars are also featured on the 30-man shortlist, including Manchester City’s Ruben Dias, Phil Foden, Erling Haaland, and Rodri.
Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka, as well as William Saliba, Declan Rice, and Martin Ødegaard, have also made the cut.
Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez is in the running for both the top award and the best goalkeeper accolade.
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Manchester City, after securing their fifth consecutive Premier League title, have been nominated for the men’s club of the year award.
They will compete against Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Girona, and Bayer Leverkusen for the honor.
For the women’s award, Lauren James, Lauren Hemp, Lucy Bronze, and Khadija Shaw are all shortlisted.
Manchester United’s rising stars Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho have been nominated for the Kopa Trophy, alongside Euro 2024 winner Lamine Yamal.
Men’s award shortlist in full
Antonio Rudiger – Real Madrid
Kylian Mbappe – Real Madrid
Lautaro Martinez – Inter
Ademola Lookman – Atalanta
Alejandro Grimaldo – Bayer Leverkusen
Dani Carvajal – Real Madrid
William Saliba – Arsenal
Lamine Yamal – Barcelona
Bukayo Saka – Arsenal
Hakan Calhanoglu – Inter
Rodri – Man City
Declan Rice- Arsenal
Harry Kane – Bayern Munich
Cole Palmer – Chelsea
Vitinha – PSG
Vinicius Jr – Real Madrid
Martin Odegaard – Arsenal
Dani Olmo – Barcelona
Florian Wirtz – Bayer Leverkusen
Mats Hummels – Roma
Erling Haaland – Man City
Nicolas Williams – Athletic Bilbao
Granit Xhaka – Bayer Leverkusen
Artem Dovbik – Roma
Toni Kroos – Real Madrid
Jude Bellingham – Real Madrid
Phil Foden – Man City
Ruben Dias – Man City
Federico Valverde – Real Madrid
Emiliano Martinez – Aston VIlla
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