Benzema, Mbappé and Kanté among the 30 appointed, Griezmann absent

Ten percent of those nominated for the Ballon d’Or are French. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Kylian Mbappé (PSG) and N’Golo Kanté (winner of the Champions League with Chelsea) are among the 30 candidates for the supreme individual distinction, not awarded in 2020 because of Covid. On the other hand, Antoine Griezmann, third in 2016 and 2018, is not there. The Mâconnais is paying a very average season in club, with Barça then Atlético Madrid.

Mbappé is accompanied by his Parisian colleagues Lionel Messi (ex-Barcelona), six-time winner in 2019, Neymar and Gianluigi Donnarumma (ex-Milan AC), best player of the Euro that the goalkeeper won with Italy.

Messi and Ronaldo loyal to the post

Also essential year after year, the five-time winner Cristiano Ronaldo, who moved from Juventus to Manchester United this summer, is of course in the list. Like Polish center-forward from Bayern Munich Robert Lewandowski, European Golden Boot (41 goals) and Norwegian striker from Dortmund Erling Haaland, Champions League top scorer (10 goals).

The awards ceremony will take place at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris on Monday, November 29 at 8:30 p.m. There will be awarded the male and female Golden Ball, as well as the Kopa trophy for the best youngster (with the Belgian from Rennes Jérémy Doku and the Portuguese from PSG Nuno Mendes) and the Yachine trophy for the best goalkeeper (with the Parisians Donnarumma and Navas ).

Among the women, three French women are selected among the 20 nominated: the captain of Lyon and the Bleues Wendie Renard as well as the Parisians Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Kadidiatou Diani, champions of France and semi-finalists of the Champions League.

The nominees for the men’s Ballon d’Or:

Cesar Azpilicueta (ESP / Chelsea), Nicolo Barella (ITA / Inter Milan), Karim Benzema (FRA / Real Madrid), Leonardo Bonucci (ITA / Juventus Turin), Giorgio Chiellini (ITA / Juventus Turin), Kevin De Bruyne (BEL / Manchester City), Ruben Dias (POR / Manchester City), Gianluigi Donnarumma (ITA / AC Milan then PSG), Bruno Fernandes (POR / Manchester United), Phil Foden (ANG / Manchester City), Erling Haaland (NOR / Borussia Dortmund), Jorginho (ITA / Chelsea), Harry Kane (ANG / Tottenham), N’Golo Kanté (FRA / Chelsea), Simon Kjaer (DAN / AC Milan), Robert Lewandowski (POL / Bayern Munich), Romelu Lukaku (BEL / Inter Milan then Chelsea), Riyad Mahrez (ALG / Manchester City), Lautaro Martinez (ARG / Inter Milan), Kylian Mbappé (FRA / PSG), Lionel Messi (ARG / FC Barcelona, ​​then PSG), Luka Modric (CRO / Real Madrid), Gerard Moreno (ESP / Villarreal), Mason Mount (ANG / Chelsea), Neymar (BRA / PSG), Pedri (ESP / FC Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (POR / Juventus then Manchester United), Mohamed Salah (EGY / Liverpool), Raheem Sterling (ANG / Manchester City), Luis Suarez (URU / Atlético de Madrid).

The nominated for the Women’s Ballon d’Or:

Kadidiatou Diani (FRA / PSG), Marie-Antoinette Katoto (FRA / Paris SG), Wendie Renard (FRA / Lyon), Fran Kirby (ANG / Chelsea), Jennifer Hermoso (ESP / FC Barcelona), Christiane Endler (CHL / PSG then Lyon), Christine Sinclair (CAN / Thorns FC), Ashley Lawrence (CAN / PSG), Irene Paredes (ESP / PSG then FC Barcelona), Jessie Fleming (CAN / Chelsea), Lieke Martens (HOL / FC Barcelona), Sandra Panos (ESP / FC Barcelona), Viviane Miedema (HOL / Arsenal), Ellen White (ANG / Manchester City), Pernille Harder (DAN / Chelsea), Samantha Mewis (CAN / North Carolina Courage), Stina Blackstenius (DAN / Häcken), Magdalena Eriksson (SUE / Chelsea), Sam Kerr (AUS / Chelsea), Alexia Putellas (ESP /FC Barcelona).

Kopa Trophy (best player under 21):

Jude Bellingham (ANG / Borussia Dortmund), Jérémy Doku (BEL / Rennes), Ryan Gravenberch (HOL / Ajax Amsterdam), Mason Greenwood (ANG / Manchester United), Nuno Mendes (POR / PSG), Jamal Musiala (ALL / Bayern Munich ), Pedri (ESP / FC Barcelona), Giovanni Reyna (USA / Borussia Dortmund), Bukayo Saka (ANG / Arsenal), Florian Wirtz (ALL / Bayer Leverkusen).

Yachine Trophy (best goalkeeper):

Thibaut Courtois (BEL / Real Madrid), Gianluigi Donnarumma (ITA / AC Milan then PSG), Ederson (BRE / Manchester City), Samir Handanovic (SLO / Inter Milan), Emiliano Martinez (ARG / Aston Villa), Edouard Mendy (SEN / Chelsea), Keylor Navas (CRC / Paris SG), Manuel Neuer (ALL / Bayern Munich), Jan Oblak (SLO / Atlético de Madrid), Kasper Schmeichel (DAN / Leicester).


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