France Football have announced the nominees for the prestigious Ballon d’Or, which will be handed out in December.
The famous Golden Ball will return in 2021 after it was not handed out in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lionel Messi is the current holder of the accolade after beating Virgil Van Dijk by the slightest of margins in 2019, with Cristiano Ronaldo ending up in third place.
The Paris Saint-Germain superstar is also the record-holder of the award, having collected it six times so far.
Here are this year’s nominees:
Riyad Mahrez, N’Golo Kante, Erling Haaland, Leonardo Bonucci, Mason Mount
Harry Kane, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Karim Benzema, Raheem Sterling, Nicolò Barella
Lionel Messi, Bruno Fernandes, Pedri, Luka Modrić, Giorgio Chiellini
Kevin De Bruyne, Neymar, Rúben Dias, Lautaro Martínez, Simon Kjaer
Robert Lewandowski, Jorginho, Mohamed Salah, César Azpilicueta, Romelu Lukaku
Cristiano Ronaldo, Gerard Moreno, Phil Foden, Kylian Mbappé, Luis Suárez
