The French magazine ‘France Football’ released, this Friday, the 30 finalists of the Messi has still not resumed”>Golden Ball Award, given to the best player in the world of the year. Among the names on the list, Messi, CR7, five Chelsea players, Champions League champion and Neymar, the only Brazilian among the candidates, stand out.
In addition to the Ballon d’Or award, ‘France Football’ also has the Kopa Trophy for the best under-21 in the world, the Yashin Trophy, which awards the best goalkeeper in the world – Ederson is the only Brazilian on the list – and, finally, the women’s Ballon d’Or.
SEE THE THIRTY FINALISTS (ORDER OF ANNOUNCEMENT)
Riyad Mahrez – Manchester City
N’golo Kante – Chelsea
Erling Braut Haaland – Borussia Dortmund
Leonardo Bonucci – Juventus
Mason Mount – Chelsea
Harry Kane – Tottenham
Gianluigi Donnarumma – PSG
Karim Benzema – Real Madrid
Raheem Sterling – Manchester City
Nicolò Barella – Inter de Milão
Lionel Messi – PSG
Bruno Fernandes – Manchester United
Pedri – Barcelona
Luka Modric – Real Madrid
Giorgio Chiellini – Juventus
Kevin De Bruyne – Manchester City
Neymar – PSG
Ruben Dias – Manchester City
Lautaro Martinez – Inter Milan
Simon Kjaer – Milan
Robert Lewandowski – Bayern Munich
Jorginho – Chelsea
Mohamed Salah – Liverpool
Cesar Azpilicueta – Chelsea
Romelu Lukaku – Chelsea
Cristiano Ronaldo – Manchester United
Gerard Moreno – Villarreal
Phil Foden – Manchester City
Kylian Mbappé – PSG
Luis Suarez – Atletico Madrid
