Dembele, Yamal, Mbappe, Palmer, and Salah among 30-member nomination list
Dubai: The 30-man shortlist for the 2025 Ballon d'Or has been revealed, and notably absent are football legends Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. The iconic duo miss out once again as the spotlight shifts to a new generation of stars, including Ousmane Dembele, Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, Kylian Mbappe, Cole Palmer, and Mohamed Salah.
Dembele and Yamal are considered among the frontrunners for the prestigious award. Interestingly, no previous Ballon d'Or winners— including the current holder, Rodri—feature on this year’s list, ensuring a new name will be added to the history books.
France Football Magazine also unveiled the nominees for several other major honors, including the Ballon d'Or Féminin, Club of the Year, the Kopa Trophy, and the Yashin Trophy.
Jude Bellingham - Real Madrid, Ousmane Dembele - Paris Saint-Germain, Gianluigi Donnarumma - Paris Saint-Germain, Desire Doue - Paris Saint-Germain, Denzel Dumfries - Inter Milan, Serhou Guirassy - Borussia Dortmund, Erling Haaland - Manchester City, Viktor Gyokeres - Sporting Lisbon / Arsenal, Robert Lewandowski - Barcelona, Achraf Hakimi - Paris Saint-Germain, Harry Kane - Bayern Munich, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia - Paris Saint-Germain, Alexis Mac Allister - Liverpool, Lautaro Martinez - Inter Milan, Scott McTominay - Napoli, Kylian Mbappe - Real Madrid, Joao Neves - Paris Saint-Germain, Nuno Mendes - Paris Saint-Germain, Michael Olise - Bayern Munich, Cole Palmer - Chelsea, Pedri - Barcelona, Fabian Ruiz - Paris Saint-Germain, Declan Rice - Arsenal, Raphinha - Barcelona, Mohamed Salah - Liverpool, Vinicius Junior - Real Madrid, Virgil van Dijk - Liverpool, Vitinha - Paris Saint-Germain, Florian Wirtz - Bayer Leverkusen / Liverpool, Lamine Yamal - Barcelona.
Sandy Baltimore - Chelsea, Barbra Banda - Orlando Pride, Aitana Bonmati - Barcelona, Lucy Bronze - Chelsea, Klara Buhl - Bayern Munich, Mariona Caldentey - Arsenal, Sofia Cantore - Washington Spirit, Steph Catley - Arsenal, Temwa Chawinga - Kansas City Current, Melchie Dumornay - Olympique Lyon, Emily Fox - Arsenal, Cristina Girelli - Juventus, Esther Gonzalez - NY/NJ Gotham FC, Caroline Graham Hansen - Barcelona, Hannah Hampton - Chelsea, Pernille Harder - Bayern Munich, Patri Guijarro - Barcelona, Amanda Gutierres - Palmeiras, Lindsey Heaps - Olympique Lyon, Chloe Kelly - Manchester City / Arsenal, Frida Leonhardsen - Maanum Arsenal, Marta - Orlando Pride, Clara Mateo - Paris FC, Ewa Pajor - Barcelona, Claudia Pina - Barcelona, Alexia Putellas - Barcelona, Alessia Russo - Arsenal, Johanna Rytting Kaneryd - Chelsea, Caroline Weir - Real Madrid, Leah Williamson - Arsenal.
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