Full List | The 2023 Ballon d’Or nominees
France Football and L’Equipe released this Wednesday the 30 nominees for the 2023 Ballon d’Or. Evidently, the 30-man list includes firm favourites like 2022 World Cup winner with Argentina and 7-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi, free-scoring PSG striker Kylian Mbappé and treble-winning Manchester City’s free-scoring Erling Haaland. Pep Guardiola’s Cityzens are out in force with Joško Gvardiol, Kevin de Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Ruben Dias, Ilkay Gündoğan (now at Barcelona), Julian Alvarez and Rodri also making the cut.
Mbappé won’t be the only Frenchman looking to succeed 2022 Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema as recipient of the most coveted individual trophy in world football. The former Real Madrid man is also part of the list. On the back of his breakout season with Eintracht Frankfurt, PSG centre-forward Randal Kolo Muani has been named for the first time among the Ballon d’Or nominees. Atlético Madrid playmaker Antoine Griezmann has been included too.
Besides, five-times Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo has been left out. 2018 Ballon d’Or recipient Luka Modric made the cut. The 2023 Ballon d’Or prize-giving ceremony will be held at Paris’ Théâtre du Châtelet on Monday October 30th.
The 2023 Ballon d’Or nominees
Joško Gvardiol (Manchester City, Croatia), Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich, Germany), André Onana (Manchester United, Cameroon), Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad, France), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, Egypt), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal, England), Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City, Belgium), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid, England), Randal Kolo Muani (PSG, ) Bernardo Silva (Manchester City, Portugal), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli, Georgia), Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan, Italy), Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa, Argentine), Ruben
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