2023 Ballon d'Or nominees - ranked
France Football revealed their 30-player shortlist for the 2023 Ballon d'Or on Wednesday evening.
All the usual superstars made the cut. Oh, not you though, Cristiano Ronaldo. It's a new world.
But who will take that fabulous golden ball home? Who needs to clear more space on their mantelpiece?
Here are the 30 nominees and how we, the judgemental folk of, would rank them.
Club: Eintracht Frankfurt (transferred to Paris Saint-Germain in September)
Country: France
Notable achievements: 15 goals and 14 assists in 32 Bundesliga games; part of France's World Cup squad that reached final
Fun fact: Can't be ruled out he was named after Steve Buscemi's character from Monsters Inc
Randal, I love your chaos. That's why it was so hard for me to put you dead last.
Club: Inter (transferred to Manchester United in July)
Country: Cameroon
Notable achievements: 8 clean sheets during Inter's run to Champions League final
Fun fact: Described as 'like a holding midfielder' in UEFA's Technical Observers' report for 2022/23 season
Andre Onana's one season at Inter was memorable and so nearly ended in Champions League glory.
Enjoy marshalling Harry Maguire and Jonny Evans, buddy.
Club: RB Leipzig (transferred to Manchester City in August)
Country: Croatia
Notable achievements: Key part of Croatia squad that won bronze at World Cup
Fun fact: Decided against following father's footsteps of becoming a fisherman after just one journey out to sea
We can forgive Josko Gvardiol for being given the comical Roadrunner/Wile E Coyote runaround by Lionel Messi because, well, that's Lionel Messi.
Club: Sevilla (transferred to Al Hilal in August)
Country: Morocca
Notable achievements: Player of the Match in Europa League final; key part of Morocco squad that reached
