Ballon d’Or nominees: Full list of contenders for every award ahead of 2026 ceremony
Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappe, Rodri and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia are among the top contenders for the men’s award
The nominees for the men's and women's Ballon d'Or awards have been released. Harry Kane is the frontrunner for the men's award, having scored 73 goals for Bayern Munich and England this season, making him the odds-on favorite to win the prestigious prize since Michael Owen in 2001. Other men's nominees include Jude Bellingham, Pau Cubarsi, Marc Cucurella, Ousmane Dembele, Luis Diaz, Bruno Fernandes, Gabriel Magalhaes, Erling Haaland, Achraf Hakimi, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Lamine Yamal, Sadio Mane, Marquinhos, Lautaro Martinez, Kylian Mbappe, Nuno Mendes, Michael Olise, and Willian Pacho.
For the women's Ballon d'Or, Selma Bacha, Barbra Banda, Esmee Brugts, Klara Buhl, Mariona Caldentey, Scarlett Camberos, Temwa Chawinga, Kerstin Casparij, Cata Coll, Caroline Graham Hansen, Alex Greenwood, Patri Guijarro, Pernille Harder, Yui Hasegawa, Rose Lavelle, Mapi Leon, Lorena Leite, Manaka Matsukobo, Melvine Malard, Ewa Pajor, Vivianne Miedema, Alexia Putellas, Claudia Pina, and Wendie Renard are nominated.
Khadija Shaw, a Manchester City player, stands out as a potential favorite after helping her team win the WSL and FA Cup double.
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