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On Wednesday, the nominations are officially unveiled for the 2024 Ballon d'Or awards.

Thanks for joining us this evening. You can read the full list of nominees for all the awards this evening here.

No Messi, no Ronaldo. Who will win?

So, the full list for the Men's Ballon d'Or award, which will be handed out on October 28th in Paris.

Erling Haaland (Manchester City and Norway)

Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid and England)

Phil Foden (Manchester City and England)

Ruben Dias (Manchester City and Portugal)

Toni Kroos (retired)

Federico Valverde (Real Madrid and Uruguay)

Nico Williams (Athletic Club and Spain)

Artem Dovbyk (Roma and Ukraine)

Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen and Switzerland)

Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa and Argentina)

Kylian Mbappé (PSG/Real Madrid and France)

Lautaro Martinez (Inter and Argentina)

Ademola Lookman (Atalanta and Nigeria)

Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid and Germany)

Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen and Spain)

William Saliba (Arsenal and France)

Bukayo Saka (Arsenal and England)

Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid and Spain)

Lamine Yamal (Barcelona and Spain)

Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter and Turkiye)

Rodri (Manchester City and Spain)

Harry Kane (Bayern Munich and England)

Declan Rice (Arsenal and England)

Vitinha (PSG and Portugal)

Cole Palmer (Chelsea and England)

Martin Odegaard (Arsenal and Norway)

Dani Olmo (Barcelona and Spain)

Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid and Brazil)

Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen and Germany)

Mats Hummels (Roma and Germany)

Who wins?

So that brings the nominations to a close, and it breaks a 21 year old record in the process.

No Messi, No Ronaldo. Finally time for a change of the guard?

And the final five names include some heavy hitters....

Kylian Mbappé (PSG/Real Madrid and France)

Lautaro Martinez (Inter and Argentina)

Ademola Lookman (Atalanta and Nigeria)

Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid and Germany)

Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen and Spain)

Five more join the party.

William Saliba (Arsenal and France)

Bukayo Saka (Arsenal and England)

Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid and Spain)

Lamine Yamal (Barcelona and Spain)

Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter and Turkiye)

And more are arriving.

Rodri (Manchester City and Spain)

Harry Kane (Bayern Munich and England)

Declan Rice (Arsenal and England)

Vitinha (PSG and Portugal)

Cole Palmer (Chelsea and England)

The next set are in....

Martin Odegaard (Arsenal and Norway)

Dani Olmo (Barcelona and Spain)

Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid and Brazil)

Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen and Germany)

Mats Hummels (Roma and Germany)

So, the first ten nominees for the Men's Ballon D'or:

Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid and England)

Phil Foden (Manchester City and England)

Ruben Dias (Manchester City and Portugal)

Toni Kroos (retired)

Erling Haaland (Manchester City and Norway)

Federico Valverde (Real Madrid and Uruguay)

Nico Williams (Athletic Club and Spain)

Artem Dovbyk (Roma and Ukraine)

Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen and Switzerland)

Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa and Argentina)

Could Kroos enjoy one last trophy?

Who else?

Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa), Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen) and Nico Williams (Athletic Club) are also all nominees...

Man City 2-2 Real Madrid. Federico Valverde is the next man nominated.

Ruben Dias and Phil Foden have also been nominated for the award after their excellent seasons.

And the first nominee is.....

A certain Jude Bellingham.

Here.We.Go.

The full list of female nominees for the Ballon D'or. The men's nominees should be next....

The nominees for the Women's club of the year are in too.

Barcelona, Chelsea, NY Gotham, Lyon and PSG will all fight it out for the award.

Now for the Women's Coach of the Year nominations....

We have:

Sonia Bompastor (Lyon/Chelsea)

Arthur Elias (Corinthians/Brazil)

Jonathan Giraldez (FC Barcelona/ Washington Spirit)

Filipa Patao (Benfica)

Sarina Wiegman (England)

Emma Hayes (Chelsea/USWNT)

Who will scoop the award?

And to round off the 30 names in contention.....

Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns and USWNT)

Ewa Pajor (FC Barcelona, Wolfsburg and Poland)

Mayra Ramirez (Levante, Chelsea and USWNT)

Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Red Stars and USWNT)

Marie-Antoinette Katoto (PSG and France)

Some more nominees coming in now....

Salma Paralluelo (Barcelona and Spain)

Alexia Putellas (Barcelona and Spain)

Grace Geyoro (PSG and France)

Khadija Shaw (Manchester City and Jamaica)

Giulia Gwinn (FC Bayern and Germany)

And breathe....

To recap, the nominations for the Women's Ballon D'or so far are:

Lucy Bronze (Barcelona and Chelsea)

Lauren James (Chelsea)

Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona)

Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride)

Tarciane Lima (Houston Dash)

Lauren Hemp (Manchester City)

Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit)

Ada Hegerberg (Lyon)

Manuela Giugliano (Roma)

Mallory Swanson (Chicago Red Stars)

Glodis Viggosdottir (FC Bayern)

Mariona Caldentey (Barcelona and Arsenal)

Lea Schuller  (FC Bayern)

Patri Guijarro (Barcelona)

Gabi Portilho (Corinthians)

Tabitha Chawinga (PSG)

Caroline Graham Hansen (Barcelona)

Lindsey Horan (Lyon)

Sjoeke Nüsken (Chelsea)

Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City)

Manchester City defender Yui Hasegawa is another in with a chance of winning the award, with the defender becoming her side's second nominee.

Caroline Graham-Hansen is another who is looking to make a strong case to win the award, having enjoyed a stellar season for FC Barcelona.

She is joined in the nominations by PSG's Tabitha Chawinga, OL's Lindsey Horan, Chelsea and Germany's Sjoeke Nüsken as well as Chelsea summer signing Lucy Bronze.

Arsenal's summer signing Mariona Caldentay is another in with a chance of winning the award. Also nominated are Lauren James, Lea Schuller and Patri Guijarro.

And FC Bayern's Gloddis Viggosdottir.

Along with Chicago Red Star attacker Mallory Swanson.

And in Italy, Roma's Manuela Giugliano has been nominated.

So too is Olympique Lyonnais ace Ada Hegerberg. She scored 12 goals in 14 top flight appearances last season.

And Manchester City and England women's star Lauren Hemp is another among the first batch of nominees....

Another NWSL player could win too, with Trinity Rodman among the nominees.

Also nominated is 21-year-old Tarciane Lima from Houston Dash....

Barbra Branda Shanghai is next....

Now for the Women's Ballon D'Or nominees...

Barcelona's Aitana Bonmati kicks us off.

A reminder of those nominated for the Kopa award....

Meanwhile, five sides have been nominated for Club of the Year.

Manchester City (England)

Girona (Spain)

Real Madrid (Spain)

Borussia Dortmund (Germany)

Bayer Leverkusen (Germany).

Manager of the year award: The nominees announced

Six will contest the award, and they are:

Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid)

Xabi Alonso (Bayer Leverkusen)

Luis de La Fuente (Spain)

Lionel Scaloni (Argentina)

Pep Guardiola (Manchester City)

Gian Piero Gasperini (Atalanta)

Who is Ronwen Williams?

A South African goalkeeper, Williams helped Mamelodi Sundowns FC to a domestic double as they scooped the South African league and the African league across 23/24.

The 32-year-old made 46 appearances in all competitions, keeping 30 clean sheets.

Who is Karim Konaté?

Nominated for the Kopa trophy, Konaté is a 20 year-old Ivorian striker currently playing for RB Salzburg, where the likes of Erling Haaland and Benjamin Šeško honed their skills.

He scored 20 times in the Austrian Bundesliga last season in 29 appearances, while he has already racked up 18 international caps, scoring twice in the process. He was part of the squad that lifted the Africa Cup of Nations in February.

Now for the Yacine Trophy, currently held by Thibaut Courtois.

Your nominees are this time around are...

Diogo Costa (FC Porto)

Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG)

Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund)

Andriy Lunin (Real Madrid)

Mike Maignan (AC Milan)

Giorgi Mamardachvili (Valencia)

Emi Martinez (Aston Villa)

Unai Simon (Athletic Club)

Yann Sommer (Inter)

Ronwen Williams (Malemodi Sundowns)

No space for either Premier League winner Ederson or golden glove winner David Raya, but South African goalkeeper Ronwen Williams makes the cut.

Your Kopa Nominees are:

Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United),

Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona),

Arda Güler (Real Madrid),

Karim Konaté (RB Salzburg),

Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United),

Joao Neves (PSG),

Savinho (Manchester City),

Mathys Tel (Bayern Munich),

Lamine Yamal (FC Barcelona),

and Warren Zaire-Emery (PSG).

Who takes the crown?

The night begins with the Kopa trophy nominations. Gavi is the current holder of the award, and the first nominee is his teammate Pau Cubarsi.

We should be set to get the first set of nominees in the next few minutes, with the process expected to begin at 18:20 CET.

A big evening is in store. We will learn the 30 nominees for both the men's and women's individual Ballon d'Or award for the world's best player.

We will also find out who is in contention for the Kopa Trophy (for best young player), Yacine Trophy (for the best goalkeeper), the Men's Club of the Year, Women's Club of the Year.

There are also two new trophies for 2024: The Best Coach of a Men's Team and Best Coach of a Women's Team.

Plenty to keep everyone entertained!

Hello and welcome to our coverage of the 2024 Ballon d'Or nominations being officially unveiled. The first nominees are expected to be announced in 20 minutes.