Ballon d’Or shortlist in full ahead of glitzy ceremony with Man Utd’s Andre Onana among 11 Premier League stars

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Ballon d’Or shortlist in full ahead of glitzy ceremony with Man Utd’s Andre Onana among 11 Premier League stars

THE BALLON D’OR ceremony takes place in Paris tonight, with Lionel Messi the hot favourite to take home his eighth gong.

The Argentine, 36, is set to be crowned the greatest player on the planet after leading Argentina to victory at the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

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Messi already leads the way as the player who’s won the award most with seven Ballon d’Ors to his name – two more than his nearest rival, Cristiano Ronaldo.

The lavish ceremony will take place at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris from 6pm on Monday night, with football‘s biggest names also attending.

Messi will be joined by Erling Haaland, the second favourite to pick up the award after his 51 goals last season for Manchester City, alongside the likes of Kylian Mbappe.

Haaland is joined on the 30 man shortlist by Manchester City team-mates Josko Gvardiol, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Ruben Dias and Julian Alvarez.

Other Premier League nominees include Liverpool star Mohamed Salah, Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana, Arsenal duo Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard and Aston Villa keeper Emiliano Martinez.

Men’s Ballon D’or nominees

Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City)

Andre Onana (Manchester United)

Karim Benzema (Al Ittihad)

Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich)

Erling Haaland (Manchester City)

Yassine Bounou (Al Hilal)

Martin Odegaard (Arsenal)

Julian Alvarez (Manchester City)

Ilkay Gundogan ( Barcelona )

Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid)

Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona)

Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)

Lautaro Martinez (Inter MIlan)

Lionel Messi (Inter Miami)

Rodri (Barcelona)

Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint German)

Kim Min-Jae (Bayern Munich)

Victor Osimhen (Napoli)

Luka Modric (Real Madrid)

Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)

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There is also a separate award for goalkeepers under the Yashin trophy and Premier League nominee’s include Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsdale, Manchester United‘s Andre Onana, Aston Villa’s Emiliano Martinez and Manchester City’s Ederson.

Yashin award nominees

Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)

Mike Maignan (AC Milan)

Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)

Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal)

Yasssine Bounou (Al Hilal)

Andre Onana (Manchester United)

Dominik Livakovic (Fenerbahce)

Marc-Andre Ter Stegen (Barcelona)

Ederson (Manchester City)

Brice Samba (Lens)

Real Madrid and England superstar Jude Bellingham is the hot favourite to take home the Kopa Trophy, the award for the best player under the age of 21.

Kopa Trophy Nominees

Rasmus Hojlund (Manchester United)

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Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich)

Alejandro Balde (Barcelona)

Pedri (Barcelona)

Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)

Antonio Silva (Benfica)

Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid)

Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig)

Gavi (Barcelona)

Elye Wahi (Lens)

England stars Millie Bright, Rachel Daly and Mary Earps are all nominated for the women’s award, which was won by Barcelona star Alexia Putellas last year.

Women’s Ballon D’or Feminin Nominees

Alba Redondo (Levante Union Deportiva)

Kadidiatou Diani (Lyon)

Rachel Daly (Aston Villa)

Linda Caicedo (Real Madrid)

Fridolina Rolfo (Barcelona)

Olga Carmona (Real Madrid)

Amanda Ilestedt (Arsenal)

Hayley Raso (Real Madrid)

Georgia Stanway (Bayern Munich)

Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns)

Hinata Miyazawa (Manchester United)

Salma Paralluelo (Barcelona)

Lena Oberdorf (Wolfsburg)

Millie Bright ( Chelsea )

Daphne van Domselaar (Aston Villa)

Sam Kerr (Chelsea)

Patricia Guijarro (Barcelona)

Ewa Pajor (Wolfsburg)

Debinha (Kansas City)

Guro Reiten (Chelsea)

Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City)

Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona)

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Jill Roord (Manchester City)

Alexandria Popp (Wolfsburg)

Katie McCabe (Arsenal)

Mary Earps (Manchester United)

Wendie Renard (Lyon)

Mapi Leon (Barcelona)

Asisat Oshoala (Barcelona)

Khadija Shaw (Manchester City)

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