Ballon d'Or 2024 without Messi and Ronaldo

Toni Kroos can hope to win the Golden Ball after his retirement as a professional footballer. The former international player is on the nomination list for the Ballon d'Or, as are his former Real Madrid teammate Antonio Rüdiger, Florian Wirtz from double winner Bayer Leverkusen and the former Dortmund player Mats Hummels. whose move to Italy was announced on Wednesday .

They are all among the 30 nominees for the prestigious award. The prize for the best footballers in the world, awarded by the European umbrella organization UEFA and the French trade magazine "France Football", will be presented on October 28 in Paris. Last year's winner Lionel Messi, who triumphed with Argentina at the Copa América this year and has already won the Golden Ball eight times, was not considered, nor was the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo. This means that neither of the two superstars is eligible for election for the first time since 2003.

Big competition for the Germans Kroos won the Champions League with Real Madrid this year and made a celebrated DFB comeback after a break of almost three years with the national team. After the quarter-final exit at the home European Championship, the 34-year-old retired from professional football. Also nominated for the men's team are Norway's star striker Erling Haaland, Bayern Munich's English striker Harry Kane and Nico Williams from European champions Spain.

Will Erling Haaland win the Ballon d'Or 2024? © ANSA / DAVID CLIFF

Successful coach Xabi Alonso of double winner Bayer Leverkusen can have high hopes for the Coach of the Year award. He will be competing against Champions League winner Carlo Ancelotti of Real Madrid, Pep Guardiola of English champions Manchester City and Spain's European champion Luis de la Fuente, among others.

Bayern's Tel and Dortmund's Kobel also nominated Mathys Tel (19) from FC Bayern Munich could be chosen as the best young player. However, the big favorite in this ranking is Spain's 17-year-old European champion Lamine Yamal from FC Barcelona. In the goalkeeper vote, Gregor Kobel from Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund is on the list with nine other goalkeepers.

Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid, Manchester City and FC Girona were shortlisted for the men's football team of the year.

The Ballon d'Or has been awarded annually since 1956 by the specialist magazine "France Football", which belongs to the French media group Groupe Amaury. Since this year, UEFA has been co-organizing the prestigious award. The Ballon d'Or is not a replacement for the World Footballer of the Year award. This award continues to be organized by the world association FIFA. From 2010 to 2015, the World Footballer of the Year was awarded the Golden Ball through a cooperation between FIFA and "France Football".

Ballon d'Or 2024, the 30 nominees Name Nationality About Jude Bellingham England Real Madrid Ruben Dias Portugal Manchester City Phil Foden England Manchester City Federico Valverde Uruguay Real Madrid Emiliano Martinez Argentina Aston Villa Erling Haaland Norway Manchester City Nick Williams Spain Athletic Bilbao Xhaka granite Switzerland Bayer Leverkusen Artem Dovbyk Ukraine Rome Toni Kroos Germany / Vinicius junior Brazil Real Madrid Dani Olmo Spain FC Barcelona Florian wirtz Germany Bayer Leverkusen Martin Odegaard Norway Arsenal Mats Hummels Germany Rome Rodri Spain Manchester City Harry Kane England FC Bayern Munich Declan Rice England Arsenal vitinha Portugal PSG Cole palmer England Chelsea Dani Carvajal Spain Real Madrid lamina yamal Spain FC Barcelona Bukayo Saka England Arsenal Hakan Calhanoglu Turkey Inter William Saliba France Arsenal Kylian Mbappe France Real Madrid lautaro martinez Argentina Inter Ademola Lookman England Atalanta Antonio Rüdiger Germany Real Madrid Alejandro Grimaldo Spain Bayer Leverkusen

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Ballon d'Or 2024 without Messi and Ronaldo

The European Football Association UEFA published the nominations for the 2024 Ballon d'Or on Wednesday evening. For the first time, the two great superstars of the past decades are missing.

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