Ballon d'Or 2026 nominees list: Updated shortlist of players announced as soccer award contenders originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Ballon d'Or is considered the most prestigious individual award in soccer, and the 2026 gala is fast approaching as we will soon learn the latest player to be enshrined into global greatness.
Last year's men's winner Ousmane Dembele could be up for another triumph, but in all likelihood, a new winner is expected to be crowned.
Rodri, the 2024 winner, put himself back up for the award with a stunning run to a World Cup ****** le this summer, while Harry Kane, Lamine Yamal, and Michael Olise are considered contenders.
Lionel Messi would have potentially been a candidate and is likely to be included on the list thanks to another World Cup full of heroics, but defeat in the final probably ended any chance of lifting a record-extending ninth trophy.
#award #sporting #list #Soccer
The Ballon d'Or is considered the most prestigious individual award in soccer, and the 2026 gala is fast approaching as we will soon learn the latest player to be enshrined into global greatness.
Last year's men's winner Ousmane Dembele could be up for another triumph, but in all likelihood, a new winner is expected to be crowned.
Rodri, the 2024 winner, put himself back up for the award with a stunning run to a World Cup ****** le this summer, while Harry Kane, Lamine Yamal, and Michael Olise are considered contenders.
Lionel Messi would have potentially been a candidate and is likely to be included on the list thanks to another World Cup full of heroics, but defeat in the final probably ended any chance of lifting a record-extending ninth trophy.
#award #sporting #list #Soccer
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