Ballon d'Or: All 30 nominees announced

The French publication France Football has released the list of the 30 nominees for the 2026 Ballon d'Or:

Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona), Marc Cucurella (Real Madrid), Ousmane Dembele (PSG), Luis Diaz (Bayern Munich), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Erling Haaland (Manchester City), Gabriel Magalhaes (Arsenal), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Achraf Hakimi (PSG), Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (PSG), Marquinhos (PSG), Sadio Mane (Al-Nassr), Lautaro Martinez (Inter), Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid), Nuno Mendes (PSG), Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), Michael Olise (Bayern Munich), João Neves (PSG), Willian Pacho (PSG), Julian Quinones (Al-Qadisiyah), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Rodri (Barcelona), Fabian Ruiz (PSG), Ferran Torres (PSG), William Saliba (Arsenal), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich), Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid), Vitinha (PSG).

The awards ceremony will take place on October 26 in London.

Last year, the award went to the French forward for PSG Ousmane Dembele.

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