Ballon d’Or 2024:No Messi ,No Ronaldo this Time:
It’s on 28th October this year , the best individual player of the year will be awarded with a golden ball which is a Ballon d’Or, football’s most prestigious award. The nominees for this Golden Ball have been shortlisted already.
THE 30 NOMINEES FOR THE MEN’S BALLON D’OR
- Jude Bellingham (England, Real Madrid)
- Hakan Çalhanoğlu (Türkiye, Inter)
- Dani Carvajal (Spain, Real Madrid)
- Rúben Dias (Portugal, Manchester City)
- Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine, Dnipro / Girona / Roma)
- Phil Foden (England, Manchester City)
- Alejandro Grimaldo (Spain, Bayer Leverkusen)
- Erling Haaland (Norway, Manchester City)
- Mats Hummels (Germany, Borussia Dortmund)
- Harry Kane (England, Bayern Munich)
- Toni Kroos (Germany, Real Madrid)
- Ademola Lookman (Nigeria, Atalanta)
- Emiliano Martínez (Argentina, Aston Villa)
- Lautaro Martínez (Argentina, Inter )
- Kylian Mbappé (France, Paris Saint-Germain / Real Madrid)
- Martin Ødegaard (Norway, Arsenal)
- Dani Olmo (Spain, Leipzig / Barcelona)
- Cole Palmer (England, Manchester City / Chelsea)
- Declan Rice (England, Arsenal)
- Rodri (Spain, Manchester City)
- Antonio Rüdiger (Germany, Real Madrid)
- Bukayo Saka (England, Arsenal)
- William Saliba (France, Arsenal)
- Federico Valverde (Uruguay, Real Madrid)
- Vinícius Júnior (Brazil, Real Madrid)
- Vitinha (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)
- Nico Williams (Spain, Athletic Club)
- Florian Wirtz (Germany, Bayer Leverkusen)
- Granit Xhaka (Switzerland, Bayer Leverkusen)
- Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona
Last year one of the greatest player of all time, football legend, Lionel Messi took the 2023 Ballon d’Or home. Unfortunately, for this time he hasn’t been even nominated for the Golden Ball 2024. Messi, the Argentine alien, has already made history by winning 8 Ballon d’Or and that is something unimaginable. He is really an alien on the earth.
When we talk about Messi another name immediately comes to our mind that is Christiano Ronaldo, the five times Ballon d’Or winner. No one dares to challenge the dedication and discipline of this Portuguese legend footballer. He is truly a phenomenal, giant of the game. Both Messi and Ronaldo made football sublime to watch. But it is an upset to find his name not on the list of 2024 Ballon d’Or nomination.
Nowadays, football has seen many star player arising out of challenges. The names like Erling Haaland, Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Jr.,Ruben Dias, Phil Foden, Federico Valverde and many.
Erling Haaland:
The Manchester city goal machine has been a sensation for all. He has scored 27 goals in 31 Premier League matches and scored 6 more in the Champions League. He is one of the best finisher of the game and also a demander of the Golden Ball.
Jude Bellingham:
The star midfielder has dominated games after games. The English footballer, scoring 23 goals and registering 11 assists across both competitions, went on to play a key role as England reached the Euro 2024 final, where they lost to Spain.
Lamine Yamal:
Spain’s wonder boy Lamine Yamal had been phenomenal in his team’s title-winning Euro 2024 campaign. He scored one goal and provided four assists for La Roja as they beat England in the final. He is now also a permanent figure for Barcelona, making 50 appearances last season across all competitions.
Kylian Mbappe:
One must have to admit it that The 2023-24 season was a productive one for Mbappe. He is now one of the big star of the game who scored 44 goals in 48 matches for the Parisians last season along with registering 10 exqisite assists.
Vinicius Junior:
A name synonymous with marvelous results. He often faced a lot of racial abuse but he went on to dominate the game. The Brazilian footballer scored two important goals in the Copa America in the USA but that was not enough to take them to semi final. Above all , he deserves a golden ball.
