The world's leading football players discovered whether they have been shortlisted for the Ballon d'Or 2024 on September 4.
Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodri is among the favourites, alongside Real Madrid duo Vinicius Jr. and Jude Bellingham.
It feels likely that 2023 will represent the end of the astonishing Messi-Ronaldo era, with a new winner ready to be crowned.
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Ballon d'Or nominees 2024
The nominees for the Ballon d'Or 2024 were announced on a L'Equipe live stream at 18:20 CET (12:20 ET/17:20 BST) on Wednesday, September 4.
List of Ballon d'Or 2024 nominees
| Player | Club | National team |
| Jude Bellingham | Real Madrid | England |
| Ruben Dias | Manchester City | Portugal |
| Phil Foden | Manchester City | England |
| Federico Valverde | Real Madrid | Uruguay |
| Emiliano Martinez | Aston Villa | Argentina |
| Erling Haaland | Manchester City | Norway |
| Nico Williams | Athletic Club | Spain |
| Granit Xhaka | Bayer Leverkusen | Switzerland |
| Artem Dovbyk | Roma* | Ukraine |
| Toni Kroos | Real Madrid** | Germany |
| Vinicius Junior | Real Madrid | Brazil |
| Dani Olmo | Barcelona*** | Spain |
| Florian Wirtz | Bayer Leverkusen | Germany |
| Martin Odegaard | Arsenal | Norway |
| Mats Hummels | Borussia Dortmund**** | Germany |
| Rodri | Manchester City | Spain |
| Harry Kane | Bayern Munich | England |
| Declan Rice | Arsenal | England |
| Vitinha | PSG | Portugal |
| Cole Palmer | Chelsea | England |
| Dani Carvajal | Real Madrid | Spain |
| Lamine Yamal | Barcelona | Spain |
| Bukayo Saka | Arsenal | England |
| Hakan Calhanoglu | Inter Milan | Turkey |
| William Saliba | Arsenal | France |
| Kylian Mbappe | Real Madrid***** | France |
| Lautaro Martinez | Inter Milan | Argentina |
| Ademola Lookman | Atalanta | Nigeria |
| Antonio Rudiger | Real Madrid | Germany |
| Alejandro Grimaldo | Bayer Leverkusen | Spain |
*Transferred from Girona in August 2024
**Retired from football in July 2024
***Transferred from RB Leipzig in August 2024
****Became a free agent after leaving Dortmund in June 2024
*****Transferred to Real Madrid after leaving PSG in July 2024
Ballon d'Or Feminin nominees 2024
Nominees for the Ballon d'Or Feminin were revealed on the same live stream. Barcelona and Spain sensation Anita Bonmati scooped the prize last time around, and she leads the list of candidates again.
List of Ballon d'Or Feminin 2024 nominees
| Player | Club | National team |
| Aitana Bonmati | Barcelona | Spain |
| Barbra Banda | Orlando Pride* | Zambia |
| Tarciane | Houston Dash** | Brazil |
| Lauren Hemp | Manchester City | England |
| Trinity Rodman | Washington Spirit | USA |
| Ada Hegerberg | Lyon | Norway |
| Manuela Giugliano | Roma | Italy |
| Mallory Swanson | Chicago Red Stars | USA |
| Glodis Viggosdottir | Bayern Munich | Iceland |
| Mariona Caldentey | Arsenal*** | Spain |
| Lauren James | Chelsea | England |
| Lea Schuller | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| Patricia Guijarro | Barcelona | Spain |
| Gabi Portilho | Corinthians | Brazil |
| Tabitha Chawinga | PSG | Malawi |
| Caroline Graham Hansen | Barcelona | Norway |
| Lindsey Horan | Lyon | USA |
| Sjoeke Nusken | Chelsea | Germany |
| Yui Hasegawa | Manchester City | Japan |
| Lucy Bronze | Chelsea**** | England |
| Salma Paralluelo | Barcelona | Spain |
| Giulia Gwinn | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| Khadija Shaw | Manchester City | Jamaica |
| Grace Geyoro | PSG | France |
| Alexia Putellas | Barcelona | Spain |
| Sophia Smith | Portland Thorns | USA |
| Ewa Pajor | Barcelona***** | Poland |
| Alyssa Naeher | Chicago Red Stars | USA |
| Mayra Ramirez | Chelsea | Colombia |
| Marie-Antoinette Katoto | PSG | France |
*Transferred from Shanghai Shengli in March 2024
**Transferred from Corinthians in April 2024
***Transferred from Barcelona in July 2024
****Free transfer after leaving Barcelona in July 2024
*****Transferred from Wolfsburg in July 2024
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When is 2024 Ballon d'Or ceremony?
The 2024 Ballon d'Or gala is due to be held on Monday, October 28, 2024 at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France.
The ceremony is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. local time (2 p.m. ET).