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Messi and Haaland lead the Ballon d’Or 2023 shortlist
Lionel Messi, a seven-time Ballon d’Or winner and one of the Ballon d’Or nominees in 2023, aims to secure his eighth title. Meanwhile, Erling Haaland, Manchester City’s goal machine and one of the Ballon d’Or nominees in 2023, hopes to win his first prestigious individual football award.
Argentina’s captain guided his side to victory in the Qatar World Cup in 2022. On the club level, he won the Ligue 1 title with Paris Saint-Germain.
Haaland helped Manchester City win a historic treble, and in his first season with the team, he scored 52 goals in all competitions. The Champions League, Premier League, and FA Cup were all won by Manchester City, while Argentina won the World Cup.
As a result, it is not unexpected that Manchester City and players from Argentina dominate the award shortlist.
Ronaldo left off the Ballon d’Or shortlist for the first time since 2003, and Aitana Bonmati frontrunner for Ballon d’Or Féminin
For the first time since 2003, five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo was left off the list. The frontrunner for the Ballon d’Or Féminin award is Aitana Bonmati of Spain.
She guided La Roja to their first-ever World Cup triumph while playing for FC Barcelona, and she also won the Champions League that year. It will reveal the winners during the Ballon d’Or event, which will be held on October 30 at Paris’ Theatre du Chatelet.
Men’s Ballon d’Or nominees 2023
- Karim Benzema – Real Madrid-Al Ittihad
- Emiliano Martínez – Aston Villa/Argentina
- Lionel Messi – Paris Saint-Germain-Inter Miami/Argentina
- Victor Osimhen – Napoli/Nigeria
- Kim Min-jae – Napoli-Bayern Munich/South Korea
- Mohamed Salah – Liverpool/Egypt
- Harry Kane – Tottenham-Bayern Munich/England
- Rúben Dias – Manchester City/Portugal
- Antoine Griezmann – Atletico Madrid/France
- Yassine Bounou – Sevilla-Al Hilal/Morocco
- Erling Haaland – Manchester City/Norway
- Robert Lewandowski – Barcelona/Poland
- Vinícius Júnior – Real Madrid/Brazil
- Josko Gvardiol – RB Lipsia-Manchester City/Croatia
- Jude Bellingham – Borussia Dortmund-Real Madrid/England
- Julián Álvarez – Manchester City/Argentina
- Martin Ødegaard – Arsenal/Norway
- Lautaro Martínez – Inter Milan/Argentina
- Ilkay Gündogan – Barcelona/Germany
- Bernardo Silva – Manchester City/Portugal
- Kevin De Bruyne – Manchester City/Belgium
- Randal Kolo Muani – Eintracht Frankfurt-Paris Saint-Germain/France
- Jamal Musiala – Bayern Munich/Germany
- André Onana – Inter-Manchester United/Cameroon
- Khvicha Kvaratskhelia – Napoli/Georgia
- Nicolo Barella – Inter Milan/Italy
- Kylian Mbappé – Paris Saint-Germain/France
- Rodri – Manchester City/Spain
- Luka Modric – Real Madrid/Croatia
- Bukayo Saka – Arsenal/England
Women’s Ballon d’Or nominees 2023
- Alexandra Popp – Wolsburg/Germany
- Rachel Daly – Aston Villa/England
- Sophia Smith – Portland Thorns/United States
- Olga Carmona – Real Madrid/Spain
- Khadija Shaw – Manchester City/Jamaica
- Debinha – North Carolina-Kansas City/Brazil
- Katie McCabe – Arsenal/Republic of Ireland
- Asisat Oshoala – Barcelona/Nigeria
- Guro Reiten – Chelsea/Norway
- Kadidiatou Diani – Paris Saint-Germain-Lyon/France
- Salma Paralluelo – Barcelona/Spain
- Amanda Ilestedt – Paris-Saint Germain-Arsenal/Sweden
- Jill Roord – Wolfsburg-Manchester City/Netherlands
- Hayley Raso – Manchester City-Real Madrid/Australia
- Millie Bright – Chelsea/England
- Daphne van Domselaar – Twente-Aston Villa/Netherlands
- Alba Redondo – Levante/Spain
- Mary Earps – Manchester United/England
- Linda Caicedo – Real Madrid/Colombia
- Mapi Leon – Barcelona/Spain
- Ewa Pajor – Wolfsburg/Poland
- Wendie Renard – Lyon/France
- Fridolina Rolfo – Barcelona/Sweden
- Yui Hasegawa – Manchester City/Japan
- Hinata Miyazawa – MyNavi Senday-Manchester United/Japan
- Patricia Guijarro – Barcelona/Spain
- Georgia Stanway – Bayern Munich/England
- Sam Kerr – Chelsea/Australia
- Aitana Bonmati – Barcelona/Spain
- Lena Oberdorf – Wolfsburg/Germany
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