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On the evening of 6/8, France Football magazine announced the 30 nominees for the 2025 Ballon d'Or, listed alphabetically. The list contained few surprises, with Lamine Yamal, Ousmane Dembele, Mohamed Salah, and Kylian Mbappe all included.

Messi (left) and Ronaldo (right) have won a combined 13 Ballon d'Or awards. Photo: TalkSport

Messi (left) and Ronaldo (right) have won a combined 13 Ballon d'Or awards. Photo: TalkSport

The 30 nominees are: Ousmane Dembele, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Jude Bellingham, Desire Doue, Denzel Dumfries, Serhou Guirassy, Erling Haaland, Viktor Gyokeres, Achraf Hakimi, Harry Kane, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Robert Lewandowski, Alexis Mac Allister, Lautaro Martinez, Scott McTominay, Kylian Mbappe, Nuno Mendes, Joao Neves, Pedri, Cole Palmer, Michael Olise, Raphinha, Declan Rice, Fabian Ruiz, Virgil van Dijk, Vinicius Jr, Mohamed Salah, Florian Wirtz, Vitinha, and Lamine Yamal.

Hoang An