Six Englishmen up for Ballon d'Or, Leo Messi misses the cut
The scale of the challenge facing the Republic of Ireland on Saturday was underlined by the inclusion of six England players in the list of nominees for the men's Ballon d'Or.
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The scale of the challenge facing the Republic of Ireland on Saturday was underlined by the inclusion of six England players in the list of nominees for the men's Ballon d'Or.
Manchester United duo Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho have been included on the shortlist for the 2024 Kopa Trophy.
Daftar berisikan 30 kandidat pemenang Ballon d'Or 2024 telah dirilis. Untuk kali pertama selama lebih dari dua dekade, tidak ada nama Lionel Messi ataupun Cristiano Ronaldo.
Lionel Messi has been omitted from the list of nominations to win this year's Ballon d'Or award for the world's best soccer player.
Four Manchester City players have been nominated for the 2024 Ballon d'Or. Last year, Lionel Messi got his hands on the award ahead of Erling Haaland, who ranked second, and Kylian Mbappe, who clinched third.
For the first time since 2003 neither Cristiano Ronaldo nor Lionel Messi have been included in the nominees for the men's Ballon d'Or award, which were announced on Wednesday, with England's Jude Bellingham among the 30 players named.
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were both left off the list of nominees for this year's Ballon d'Or award, marking the first time neither star was nominated since 2003.
Cole Palmer, Ollie Watkins and Phil Foden have been ruled out of Lee Carsley's first matches as interim England manager.