Vinicius Jr., Rodri and Jude Bellingham are among the shortlist nominees for the Ballon d\'Or. Seven players from Real Madrid were represented while there were nine Premier League players on the list. Vinicius is considered the favorite to win the award.
Nominees
• Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)
• Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)
• Rodri (Manchester City)
• Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid)
• Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
• Ruben Dias (Manchester City)
• William Saliba (Arsenal)
• Fede Valverde (Real Madrid)
• Cole Palmer (Chelsea)
• Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)
• Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
• Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid)
• Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)
• Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal)
• Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)
• Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen)
• Artem Dovbyk (Roma)
• Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)
• Mats Hummels (Roma)
• Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter)
• Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao)
• Phil Foden (Manchester City)
• Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)
• Dani Olmo (Barcelona)
• Declan Rice (Arsenal)
• Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain)
• Ademola Lookman (Atalanta)
• Lautaro Martinez (Inter)
• Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen)
• Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid)