The 2021 Ballon d’Or award will be given out in November after it was scrapped for the previous season, due to the coronavirus pandemic. But after a year off, the award is now set to make its return as the nominees were revealed on 8th October. The winner of the award will be voted on by 180 journalists and national team captains and coaches, and the award will be given out by France Football.
The 30-man shortlist for the 2021 Ballon d’Or trophy has been revealed, with some very familiar names all making the list. Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar, Kevin De Bruyne, Robert Lewandowski, Mohamed Salah, N’Golo Kante and Luka Modric making the list.
Here’s the list of the football clubs with the highest number of players nominated for the Ballon d’Or 2021 award:
- 5 – Chelsea
- 5 – Manchester City
- 4 – PSG
- 2 – Real Madrid
- 2 – Manchester United
- 2 – Juventus
- 2 – Inter
- 1 – Barcelona
- 1 – Bayern Munich
- 1 – Liverpool
- 1 – AC Milan
- 1 – Borussia Dortmund
- 1 – Atletico Madrid
- 1 – Tottenham Hotspur
- 1 – Villarreal
The UEFA Champions League 2020-21 finalists, Chelsea and Manchester City have the most players on the list, 5 each. They are followed by PSG who have Messi, Neymar and Mbappe as their attacking trio.
Here is a look at the 30 nominees for the 2021 Ballon d’Or award:
- Cesar Azpilicueta
- Nicolo Barella
- Karim Benzema
- Leonardo Bonucci
- Kevin De Bruyne
- Giorgio Chiellini
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Ruben Dias
- Gianluigi Donnarumma
- Bruno Fernandes
- Phil Foden
- Erling Haaland
- Harry Kane
- Jorginho
- N’Golo Kante
- Simon Kjaer
- Robert Lewandowski
- Romelu Lukaku
- Riyad Mahrez
- Lautaro Martinez
- Kylian Mbappe
- Lionel Messi
- Luka Modric
- Gerard Moreno
- Mason Mount
- Neymar
- Pedri
- Mohamed Salah
- Raheem Sterling
- Luis Suarez
