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Ballon d’Or: Messi, Ronaldo in contention for prestigious gong again

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - JANUARY 12: The FIFA Ballon d'Or trophy on display during a press conference prior to the FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala 2014 at the Kongresshaus on January 12, 2015 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Philipp Schmidli/Getty Images)

Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Robert Lewandowski are the leading names as the 30-man shortlist for the 2021 Ballon d’Or.
Others who have got the nod include Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe, Karim Benzema and Romelu Lukaku.
A Golden Ball heading in the direction of any of those mentioned above would come as no surprise, but the likes of Euro 2020 winner Jorginho and his Chelsea team-mate N’Golo Kante also have their sights set on a shock win.
The full shortlist
Cesar Azpilicueta
Nicolo Barella
Karim Benzema
Leonardo Bonucci
Giorgio Chiellini
Kevin De Bruyne
Ruben Dias
Gianluigi Donnarumma
Bruno Fernandes
Phil Foden
Erling Haaland
Jorginho
Harry Kane
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
Cristiano Ronaldo
Mohamed Salah
Raheem Sterling
Luis Suarez
A panel of international journalists, national team coaches and captains will vote to determine the winner, with each picking their top five.
Winners will be unveiled at a ceremony to be held in Paris on 29th November.
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October 10, 2021

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