[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he 30-men shortlist for the 2018 Ballond’Or has been announced. The winner will be announced on December 3rd 2018.
Here are the nominees:
Men’s award:
🔰Sergio Agüero (Manchester City)
🔰Alisson Becker (Liverpool)
🔰Gareth Bale (Real Madrid)
🔰Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
🔰Edinson Cavani (PSG)
🔰Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)
🔰Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus)
🔰Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
🔰Roberto Firmino (Liverpool)
🔰Diego Godín (Atlético Madrid)
🔰Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid)
🔰Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
🔰Isco (Real Madrid)
🔰Harry Kane (Tottenham)
🔰N’golo Kanté (Chelsea)
🔰Hugo Lloris (Tottenham)
🔰Mario Mandzukic (Juventus)
🔰Sadio Mané (Liverpool)
🔰Marcelo (Real Madrid)
🔰Kylian Mbappé (PSG)
🔰Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
🔰Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
🔰Neymar (PSG)
🔰Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid)
🔰Paul Pogba (Manchester United)
🔰Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona)
🔰Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
🔰Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
🔰Luis Suárez (Barcelona)
🔰Raphaël Varane (Real Madrid)
Nominees for the 1st inaugural women’s Ballon d’Or:
⭐Lucy Bronze (Lyon)
⭐Pernille Harder (Werder Brême)
⭐Ada Hegerberg (Lyon)
⭐Amandine Henry (Lyon)
⭐Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns)
⭐Fran Kirby (Chelsea)
⭐Sam Kerr (Red Stars Chicago)
⭐Saki Kumagai (Lyon)
⭐Amel Majri (Lyon)
⭐Dzsenifer Marozsan (Lyon)
⭐Marta (Orlando Pride)
⭐Lieke Martens (Barcelona)
⭐Megan Rapinoe (Seattle Reign)
⭐Wendie Renard (Lyon)
⭐Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns)
Nominees for Trophée Kopa – an award for the best player under the age of 21 to be voted for by the previous 33 winners of the main award:
Houssem Aouar (Lyon)
Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
Patrick Cutrone (Milan)
Ritsu Doan (Groningue)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (Milan)
Amadou Haidara (Red Bull Salzbourg)
Justin Kluivert (Roma)
Kylian Mbappé (PSG)
Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund)
Rodrygo (Santos)