The list of nominees for the Ballon d'Or

Messi and Ronaldo no longer have a chance to win

For the first time ever since 2003, neither Messi nor Ronaldo are nominated for the Ballon d'Or. The gala will be held on October 28th and will award the best players for the year 2023-2024.

Here are the nominees

Men:

Jude Bellingham - Real Madrid

Hakan Calhanoglu - Inter

Dani Carvajal - Real Madrid

Ruben Dias - Manchester City

Artem Dovbik - Roma

Phil Foden - Manchester City

Alejandro Grimaldo - Bayer Leverkusen

Erling Haaland - Manchester City

Mats Hummels - Roma

Harry Kane - Bayern Munich

Toni Kroos - Real Madrid

Ademola Lookman - Atalanta

Emiliano Martinez - Aston Villa

Lautaro Martinez - Inter

Kylian Mbappe - Real Madrid

Martin Odegaard - Arsenal

Dani Olmo - Barcelona

Cole Palmer - Chelsea

Declan Rice- Arsenal

Rodrigo - Manchester City

Antonio Rudiger - Real Madrid

Bukayo Saka - Arsenal

William Saliba - Arsenal

Federico Valverde - Real Madrid

Vinicius Jr - Real Madrid

Vitinha - PSG

Nicolas Williams - Athletic Bilbao

Florian Wirtz - Bayer Leverkusen

Granit Xhaka - Bayer Leverkusen

Lamine Yamal - Barcelona

Women:

Aitana Bonmati - Barcelona

Barbra Banda - Orlando Pride

Tarciane - Houston Dash

Lauren Hemp - Manchester City

Trinity Rodman - Washington Spirit

Ada Hegerberg - Lyon

Manuela Giugliano - Roma

Mallory Swanson - Chicago Red Stars

Glodis Viggosdottir - Bayern Munich

Mariona Caldentey - Arsenal

Lauren James - Chelsea

Lea Schüller - Bayern Munich

Patricia Guijarro - Barcelona

Gabi Portilho - Corinthians

Tabitha Chawinga - Lyon

Caroline Graham Hansen - Barcelona

Lindsey Horan - Lyon

Sjoeke Nüsken - Chelsea

Yui Hasegawa - Manchester City

Lucy Bronze - Chelsea

Salma Paralluelo - Barcelona

Giulia Gwinn - Bayern Munich

Khadija Shaw - Manchester City

Grace Geyoro - Paris Saint-Germain

Alexia Putellas - Barcelona

Sophia Smith - Portland Thorns

Ewa Pajor - Barcelona

Alyssa Naeher - Chicago Red Stars

Mayra Ramirez - Chelsea

Marie-Antoinette Katoto - Paris Saint-Germain