The 70th Ballon d’Or ceremony is due to take place on 26 October, and today, Tuesday, “France Football” announced the (young) players, managers and clubs in the running. Among them: Lennart Karl and Ibrahim Maza.
They’ll be looking to succeed Ousmane Dembélé, as well as Aitana, Lamine Yamal, Vicky, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Hannah Hampton, Luis Enrique, Sarina Wiegman, the Paris Saint-Germain men’s team and the Arsenal women’s team.
On Tuesday afternoon, the renowned French football magazine France Football announced the nominees for the various categories of the 70th Ballon d’Or awards.
Ballon d’Or
Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid/England)
Pau Cubarsi (FC Barcelona/Spain)
Marc Cucurella (Real Madrid/Spain)
Ousmane Dembelé (Paris Saint-Germain/France)
Luis Díaz (FC Bayern Munich/Colombia)
Fabian (Paris Saint-Germain/Spain)
Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United/Portugal)
Gabriel (Arsenal FC/Brazil)
Erling Haaland (Manchester City/Norway)
Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain/Morocco)
Harry Kane (FC Bayern Munich/England)
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint-Germain/Georgia)
Lamine Yamal (FC Barcelona/Spain)
Sadio Mané (Al-Nassr/Senegal)
Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain/Brazil)
Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan/Argentina)
Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid/France)
Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain/Portugal)
Lionel Messi (Inter Miami/Argentina)
João Neves (Paris Saint-Germain/Portugal)
Michael Olise (FC Bayern Munich/France)
Willian Pacho (Paris Saint-Germain/Ecuador)
Julian Quinones (Al-Qadisiya/Mexico)
Declan Rice (Arsenal FC/England)
Rodri (FC Barcelona/Spain)
William Saliba (Arsenal FC/France)
Ferran Torres (Paris Saint-Germain/Spain)
Dayot Upamecano (FC Bayern Munich/France)
Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid/Brazil)
Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain/Portugal)
Women’s Ballon d’Or
Selma Bacha (OL Lyonnes/France)
Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride/Zambia)
Klara Bühl (FC Bayern Munich/Germany)
Esmee Brugts (FC Barcelona/Netherlands)
Mariona (Arsenal/Spain)
Scarlett Camberos (Club América/Mexico)
Kerstin Casparij (Manchester City/Netherlands)
Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current/Malawi)
Cata Coll (FC Barcelona/Spain)
Melchie Dumornay (OL Lyonnes/Haiti)
Caroline Graham Hansen (FC Barcelona/Norway)
Alex Greenwood (Manchester City/England)
Patri (FC Barcelona/Spain)
Pernille Harder (FC Bayern Munich/Denmark)
Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City/Japan)
Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC/USA)
Mapi Leon (London City Lionesses/Spain)
Lorena (Kansas City Current/Brazil)
Melvine Malard (Chelsea FC/France)
Manaka Matsukubo (Chelsea FC/Japan)
Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City/Netherlands)
Ewa Pajor (FC Barcelona/Poland)
Claudia Pina (FC Barcelona/Spain)
Alexia Putellas (London City Lionesses/Spain)
Wendie Renard (OL Lyonnes/France)
Alessia Russo (Arsenal/England)
Khadija Shaw (Manchester City/Jamaica)
Momoko Tanikawa (FC Bayern Munich/Japan)
Caroline Weir (OL Lyonnes/Scotland)
Tessa Wullaert (Como 1907/Belgium)
Kopa Trophy – for the best Under-21 player
Kerim Alajbegovic (Juventus Turin/Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Ayyoub Bouaddi (Manchester City/Morocco)
Pau Cubarsi (FC Barcelona/Spain)
Yan Diomande (Real Madrid/Ivory Coast)
Lennart Karl (FC Bayern Munich/Germany)
Eli Junior Kroupi (AFC Bournemouth/France U21)
Lamine Yamal (FC Barcelona/Spain)
Johan Manzambi (Aston Villa/Switzerland)
Ibrahim Maza (Bayer 04 Leverkusen/Algeria)
Warren Zaire-Emery (Paris Saint-Germain/France)
Kopa Trophy – for the best Under-21 female player
Veerle Buurman (Chelsea/Netherlands)
Vicky (FC Barcelona/Spain)
Felicia Schröder (Real Madrid/Sweden)
Clara Serrajordi (FC Barcelona/Spain)
Lily Yohannes (OL Lyonnes/USA)
Yashin Trophy – for the best goalkeeper
Yassine Bounou (Al-Hilal/Morocco)
Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid/Belgium)
Joan Garcia (FC Barcelona/Spain)
Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund/Switzerland)
Emiliano Martínez (Chelsea FC/Argentina)
Édouard Mendy (Al-Ahli/Senegal)
David Raya (Arsenal FC/Spain)
Matvei Safonov (Paris Saint-Germain/Russia)
Unai Simon (Athletic Club/Spain)
Vozinha (Colo-Colo/Cape Verde)
Yashin Trophy – for the best female goalkeeper
Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham FC/Germany)
Cata Coll (FC Barcelona/Spain)
Hannah Hampton (Chelsea FC/England)
Lorena (Kansas City Current/Brazil)
Ayaka Yamashita (Manchester City/Japan)
Men’s Football Manager of the Year
Mikel Arteta (Arsenal FC)
Luis de la Fuente (Spain)
Unai Emery (Aston Villa)
Vincent Kompany (FC Bayern Munich)
Luis Enrique (Paris Saint-Germain)
Women’s Football Manager of the Year
Jonatan Giraldez (OL Lyonnes)
Andrée Jeglertz (Manchester City)
Nils Nielsen (Japan)
Pere Romeu (FC Barcelona)
Elena Sadiku (BK Häcken)
Men’s Football Club of the Year
Arsenal FC
FC Bayern Munich
FK Bodø/Glimt
Flamengo
Paris Saint-Germain
Women’s Football Club of the Year
FC Barcelona
FC Bayern Munich
Club América
Manchester City
OL Lyon
The awards will be presented on 26 October – a Monday evening – in London.