The Ballon d'or 2024 is all set to be hosted on October 29, 2024. The Ballon d'Or 2024 ceremony, in which the best performers of the 2023-24 season will be awarded is all set to be hosted at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France. The last season of 2023-24 has seen some exciting football action across competitions and several contenders have emerged for the Ballon d'Or 2024 award. Real Madrid won the UEFA Champions League 202425 title alongside the La Liga and they have six representatives in the list of nominees with Vinicius Jr being the favourite among them to win the award. The likes of Erling Haaland and Rodri will also be in contention as Rodri won the Premier League with Manchester City and also the UEFA Euro 2024 with Spain. Ballon d'Or Winners List: Check Names of Footballers Who Have Won Prestigious Award By France Football.

For two decades, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have dominated the nomination and winners list of the Ballon d'Or. Ronaldo has won the Ballon d'Or five times in 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017. While Messi has won it eight times in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023. Combined the duo has won 13 Ballon d'Or titles in last sixteen years. Messi won it in 2023 despite moving out of Europe and shifting to MLS in the summer. Ronaldo has missed out winning the Ballon d'Or since leaving Real Madrid in 2018. Finally, it can be said that the longstanding domination of the duo has come to an end as neither of Ronaldo or Messi has received nominations for the Ballon d'Or 2024. 'Upset' Cristiano Ronaldo Abstains From Voting And Might Miss Ballon d'Or 2024 Ceremony, Claims Vincent Garcia.

Player Club Nationality
Jude Bellingham Real Madrid England
Hakan Calhanoglu Inter Milan Turkey
Dani Carvajal Real Madrid Spain
Ruben Dias Manchester City Portugal
Artem Dovbyk Girona Nigeria
Phil Foden Manchester City England
Alex Grimaldo Bayer Leverkusen Spain
Erling Haaland Manchester City Norway
Mats Hummels Borussia Dortmund Germany
Harry Kane Bayern Munich England
Toni Kroos Real Madrid Germany
Ademola Lookman Atalanta Ukraine
Emiliano Martinez Aston Villa Argentina
Lautaro Martinez Inter Milan Argentina
Kylian Mbappe PSG France
Martin Odegaard Arsenal Norway
Dani Olmo Barcelona Spain
Cole Palmer Chelsea England
Declan Rice Arsenal England
Rodri Manchester City Spain
Antonio Rudiger Real Madrid Germany
Bukayo Saka Arsenal England
William Saliba Arsenal France
Fede Valverde Real Madrid Uruguay
Vinicius Jr Real Madrid Brazil
Vitinha PSG Portugal
Nico Williams Atletico Bilbao Spain
Florian Wirtz Bayer Leverkusen Germany
Granit Xhaka Bayer Leverkusen Switzerland
Lamine Yamal Barcelona Spain

Cristiano Ronaldo moved out of Europe in 2022 when he completed his transfer move to Al-Nassr. Ronaldo has performed well for the Saudi Arabian outfit, but he failed to make an impact in the FIFA World Cup 2022 and also the UEFA Euro 2024. Ronaldo's career has not been successful on a similar level since joining Juventus from Real Madrid as he has not been able to win the UEFA Champions League with his new clubs despite performing at a peak level for them. This time too, he has missed out featuring in the Ballon d'Or nominations.

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