Among 30 Ballon d’Or nominees, Lionel Messi is the most popular: 3 other Argentines on the list

On Wednesday, September 6, one of the great unknowns in world football began to be revealed.Magazine french football distribution list 30 footballers nominated to win Ballon d’Or this season with Lionel MessiErling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe are outstanding names due to their performances last year, but the Argentinian seems to have the advantage after winning the world title with Argentina in Qatar.

prizes, among which Will be delivered on Monday 30th October Chatelet Theater Departing from Parisplayed by a 36-year-old Argentine football player Most 7 championships in history (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019 and 2021).They are also among the nominees Julian Alvarez (Manchester City), Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan) and Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa).

It must be taken into account that the Argentina captain has been ranked among the best in the world since 2006, when he finished 20th at the event where Italian defender Fabio Cannavaro was crowned the best defender in the world. He finished second five times (2008, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017) and third once (2007). During this time, he only made the podium in 2018 (he was voted fifth) and didn’t even make last year’s 30-man roster for 2022.

explain Cannavaro (2006), along with Kaka (2007), cristiano ronaldo (2008, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017), Luka Modric (2018) and Karim Benzema (2022) is the only footballer to have the scepter taken away from him during his dominance in the award. In 2020, the event was not held due to the coronavirus pandemic.

In addition to the men’s Golden Globe Award, french football Started with 10 people selected for the Copa Award for the best young player,continue 10 candidates for the best goalkeeper in the Achin Cupthe image reappeared and was also made public to 30 footballers nominated for Women’s Ballon d’Or.

It must be remembered that FIFA awards the Best Award at the beginning of 2023 (since 2016, this award is awarded separately from the Ballon d’Or) and will Lionel Messi As the best football player of the year, he was also awarded Emiliano painting Martinez As the best goalkeeper Lionel Scaloni As the best coach.

The French Football Ballon d’Or (established since 1956) is showing new momentum in 2022. A reform. Previously, players were recognized based on their performances during a calendar year, but the trophy now aligns with the Eurosport season calendar. The selection criteria were modified.this “personal performance and”The candidate’s decisive and impressive character“will be the basic criterion, ahead of “collective performance and trophies won” and “The level of the player and his sense of fair play. ” Apart from, The jury is reduced to 100 voters, They are journalists from the top 100 countries in the FIFA rankings, instead of the previous 170, and in the women’s category, there are 50.

All Golden Globe Award Nominees

Men’s Ballon d’Or Nominees

Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain-Inter Miami, Argentina)

Julian Alvarez (River Plate – Manchester City, Argentina)

Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan, Argentina)

Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa, Argentina)

Erling Haaland (Manchester City, Norway)

Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain, France)

Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid, Brazil)

Robert Lewandowski (Polish FC Barcelona)

Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur-Bayern Munich, England)

Victor Osimhen (Naples, Nigeria)

Luka Modric (Real Madrid, Croatia)

Kim Min Jae (Naples-Bayern Munich, South Korea)

Josco Gvaldiol (RB Leipzig-Manchester City, Croatia)

Andre Onana (Cameroon International Manchester United)

Karim Benzema (Real Madrid-Ittihad, France)

Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, Egypt)

Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich, Germany)

Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund – Real Madrid, England)

Bukayo Saka (Arsenal England)

Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City, Belgium)

Bernard Silva (Manchester City, Portugal)

Randall Kolo Muani (Frankfurt-Paris Saint-Germain, France)

Hvitsa Kvaratskhelia (Naples, Georgia)

Ruben Dias (Manchester City, Portugal)

Nicolo Barrera (Inter Milan, Italy)

Ilkay Gundogan (Man City-FC Barcelona, ​​Germany)

Martin Odegaard (Norwegian Arsenal)

Yassin Bunu (Hilal, Seville, Morocco)

Rodri (Manchester City, Spain)

Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid, France)

Nominated for Women’s Golden Globe Award: Linda Caicedo (Real Madrid, Colombia), Caididiatou Diani (Paris Saint-Germain-Lyon, France), Alba Redondo (Levante, Spain), Rachel ·Daly (Aston Villa, England), Fridolina Rolfo (FC Barcelona, ​​Sweden), Olga Carmona (Real Madrid, Spain), Georgia Stanway (Bayern Munich, England), Amanda Elest (Paris Saint-Germain, Sweden-Arsenal), Hayley Russo (Manchester City, Australia-Real Madrid), Sofia Smith (Portland Thorns, USA), Salma Paralullo (FC Barcelona, ​​Spain), Millie Bright (Chelsea, England), Hinata Miyazawa (MyNavi Sendai, Japan), Lena Oberdorff (Wolfsburg, Germany), Daphne van Domsla Erl (Twente-Aston Villa, Netherlands), Guro Retten (Chelsea, Norway), Patricia Guijalo (FC Barcelona, ​​Spain), Sam Kerr (Chelsea, Australia), Evar Payol (Wolfsburg, Poland), Debinha (Kansas City Current, Brazil), Aitana Bonmati (FC Barcelona, ​​Spain), Alessandro La Pope (Wolfsburg, Germany), Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City, Japan), Gil Rude (Wolfsburg-Manchester City, the Netherlands), Katie McCabe (Arsenal, Ireland), Wen Dee Renard (Lyon, France), Asate Oshoola (FC Barcelona, ​​Nigeria), Mary Earps (Manchester United, England), Mapi Leon (FC Barcelona, ​​Spain) and Khadija Shaw (Manchester City, Jamaica).

Achin Award Nominee: Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa, Argentina), Yassine Bounu (Sevilla Hilal, Morocco), Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid, Belgium), Mike · Maignan (Milan, France), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (FC Barcelona, ​​Germany), Ederson (Manchester City, Brazil), Andre Onana (Inter Milan, Cameroon) , Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal, England), Dominic Livakovic (Dinamo Zagreb-Fenerbahce, Croatia) and Bliss Samba (Atletico Lens, France).

COPA Award Nominee: Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund-Real Madrid, Germany), Garvey (FC Barcelona, ​​Spain), Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich, Germany), Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) , France), Pedri (FC Barcelona, ​​Spain), Xavi Simons (PSV-RB Leipzig, Netherlands), Alejandro Balde (Barcelona, ​​Spain), Antonio Silva (Benfica, Portugal), Rasmus Hoylund (Storm Graz-Atalanta-Manchester United, Denmark) and Eli Vahi (Montpellier-Lens Racing, France).