Who are the nominees for the Ballon d'Or that is awarded today? see the full list

The moment most anticipated by hundreds of thousands of soccer fans has arrived, the day of the Ballon d'Or ceremony has arrived. The Ballon d'Or is an award given by the prestigious French magazine France Football, which grants an annual award to the best footballer of that year, based on a series of votes from journalists and soccer captains.

Years ago, the constant debate was who deserved the Ballon d'Or between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. This year, the debate was who deserved it between Lionel Messi and Norwegian forward Erling Haaland, as they are the two who deserved it the most. Now, it has been revealed that the award will be won by Lionel Messi...

Today, Lionel Messi will win his eighth Ballon d'Or, being by far the one who would have won the most Ballon d'Ors in his entire career, since Cristiano Ronaldo won five awards.

But, what is the rest of the list of players who are nominated to win it?

Josko Gvardiol
Jamal Musiala
Andre Onana
Karim Benzema
Mohamed Salah
Bukayo Saka
Kevin De Bruyne
Jude Bellingham
Randal Kolo Muani
Bernard Silva
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Nicolò Barella
Emiliano Martínez
Ruben Dias
Erling Haaland
Martin Odegaard
Ilkay Gundogan
Yassine Bounou
Julian Alvarez
Vinicius Jr
Rodri
Antoine Griezmann
Lionel Messi
Lautaro Martínez
Robert Lewandowski
Kim Min-jae
Luka modric
Kylian Mbappé
Victor Osimhen