Harry Kane, Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappé are among the many main names on the 2026 Ballon d’Or shortlist after the nominees for soccer’s most prestigious particular person prize have been revealed on Tuesday.
Kane’s inclusion comes after a prolific season for Bayern Munich and England, whereas Barcelona star Yamal and Real Madrid ahead Mbappé have additionally made the lower following standout campaigns for membership and nation.
The three are joined by a number of the sport’s greatest names on the shortlist, with the winner set to be topped on the Ballon d’Or ceremony in London on Oct. 26.
Lionel Messi has been nominated for the primary time since 2023, when he scooped the award for the eighth time after his transfer to Inter Miami.
Rodri is as soon as once more on the shortlist after taking the award in 2024, becoming a member of his new Barcelona teammates Yamal and Pau Cubarsí.
Paris Saint-Germain have 10 nominees on the checklist, by far probably the most of any single membership — eclipsing the seven nominees from LaLiga, and 5 from the Premier League.
Final yr’s winner Ousmane Dembélé is nominated for the award, alongside Achraf Hakimi, Marquinhos, Nuno Mendes, Willian Pacho, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, João Neves, Fabián Ruiz, Vitinha and PSG’s newly acquired Ferran Torres.
In an interview with France Soccer, Dembélé stated he expects the award to stay at PSG. “I do not suppose the trophy is undecided. I believe it should stay within the arms of a Paris Saint-Germain participant,” he stated.
The opposite males’s nominees embrace Actual Madrid stars Vinícius Júnior and Jude Bellingham, in addition to Manchester City striker Erling Haaland.
Italy, which didn’t qualify for the World Cup, and the Netherlands and Germany had no representatives. Just one participant from Serie A, Lautaro Martínez of Inter Milan, was chosen.
No goalkeeper was nominated, guaranteeing Lev Yashin stays the one keeper to win the coveted trophy (1963) for one more yr.
The European champions are favourites for the boys’s membership of the yr awards after profitable the double, with Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Flamengo and Bodo/Glimt additionally nominated.
Luis Enrique, Vincent Kompany, Mikel Arteta, Luis de la Fuente and Unai Emery have been nominated for males’s coach of the yr, whereas Vozinha has been nominated for goalkeeper of the yr for his World Cup heroics.
Lamine Yamal is amongst 10 starlets within the working for younger expertise of the yr.
– Women’s Ballon d’Or 2026 nominees: Alexia Putellas, Bunny Shaw, Alessia Russo on shortlist
Males’s Ballon d’Or nominees: Full shortlists
Ballon d’Or: Jude Bellingham, Pau Cubarsí, Marc Cucurella, Ousmane Dembélé, Luis Díaz, Bruno Fernandes, Gabriel, Erling Haaland, Achraf Hakimi, Harry Kane, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Lamine Yamal, Sadio Mané, Marquinhos, Lautaro Martínez, Kylian Mbappé, Nuno Mendes, Lionel Messi, João Neves, Michael Olise, Willian Pacho, Julián Quiñones, Declan Rice, Rodri, Fabián Ruiz, William Saliba, Ferran Torres, Dayot Upamecano, Vinícius Jr., Vitinha
Younger Expertise of the Yr: Kerim Alajbegović, Ayyoub Bouaddi, Pau Cubarsí, Yan Diomandé, Lennart Karl, Éli Junior Kroupi, Lamine Yamal, Johan Manzambi, Ibrahim Maza, Warren Zaïre-Emery
Goalkeeper of the Yr: Yassine Bounou, Thibaut Courtois, Joan García, Gregor Kobel, Emiliano Martínez, Édouard Mendy, David Raya, Matvey Safonov, Vozinha, Unai Simón
Supervisor of the Yr: Luis Enrique, Vincent Kompany, Mikel Arteta, Luis de la Fuente, Unai Emery
Membership of the Yr: Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Flamengo, Bodo/Glimt
