Ballon d’Or shortlist: Lionel Messi, Ronaldo, Robert Lewandowski and Jorginho among 30 nominees

Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar Jr, Jorginho and N’Golo Kante have been named on the 30-man shortlist for the men’s 2021 Ballon d’Or award. They are among the leading contenders for the prize handed out by France Football. Other superstar footballers to get the nod include Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe, Karim Benzema and Romelu Lukaku.

Six-time winner Messi and Megan Rapinoe grabbed the awards the last time they were held in 2019. Last year the Ballon d’Or event was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. While upstaged recently by FIFA’s own awards, the Ballon d’Or, whose first recipient was Stanley Matthews in 1956, remains one of the most coveted individual awards in football.The prestigious Ballon d’Or will be awarded on November 29 in Paris, event organiser France Football magazine had confirmed. Five Chelsea players are included in the 2021 Ballon d’Or list whilst Tottenham’s Harry Kane has also been nominated.Messi carried ex-club Barcelona on his back last season before ending a 21-year association with the Blaugrana by joining Paris Saint-Germain in the summer. Notably, Messi scored 37 goals and 14 assists in 46 appearances this calendar year.Ballon d’Or nomineesCesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea, Spain)Nicolo Barella (Inter Milan, Italy)Karim Benzema (Real Madrid, France)Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus, Italy)Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City, Belgium)Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus, Italy)Ruben Dias (Manchester City, Portugal)Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG, Italy)Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United, Portugal)Phil Foden (Manchester City, England)Erling Braut Haaland (Borussia Dortmund, Norway)Jorginho (Chelsea, Italy)Harry Kane (Tottenham, England)N’Golo Kante (Chelsea, France)Simon Kjaer (AC Milan, Denmark)Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich, Poland)Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea, Belgium)Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City, Algeria)Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan, Argentina)Kylian Mbappe (PSG, France)Lionel Messi (PSG, Argentina)Luka Modric (Real Madrid, Croatia)Gerard Moreno (Villarreal, Spain)Mason Mount (Chelsea, England)Neymar (PSG, Brazil)Pedri (Barcelona, Spain)Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, Portugal)Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, Egypt)Raheem Sterling (Manchester City, England)Luis Suarez (Atletico Madrid, Uruguay)

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