Nominees announced for the 2025 Ballon d'Or
Former Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay nominated - full list of nominees
Lionesses nominated for the Women's Ballon d'Or
Lewis-Skelly among Kopa Trophy nominees - full list of nominees for the best men's under-21 player
Agyemang nominated for Women's Kopa Trophy - for the best women's under-21 players
Hannah Hampton a nominee for best women's goalkeeper | Alisson Becker on the list for the best men's keeper
Sonia Bompastor and Sarina Wiegman shortlisted for women's coach of the year | Arne Slot and Enzo Maresca on the men's list
Arsenal and Chelsea on Women's Club of the Year shortlist | Liverpool and Chelsea on men's version
When will the 2025 Ballon d'Or winner be announced? | How is the winner decided?
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Image source, Getty ImagesNext up is the shortlist for the Kopa Trophy that is presented to the best under-21 men's footballer.
Among the first set of nominees for that prize are Paris St-Germain's Champions League hero Desire Doue and new Chelsea attacker Estevao Willian.
So here are the five nominees for the first-ever Women's Kopa Trophy that will crown the best under-21 women's footballer in the world.
Some familiar names in there for the followers of English game with Lionesses youngster Michelle Agyemang joined by Chelsea midfielder Wieke Kaptein.
Image source, Getty ImagesOnly three players other than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have won the Ballon d'Or since 2008.
Messi and Ronaldo won the award 14 times over 16 years between 2008 and 2023.
Luka Modric ended their dominance by winning the 2018 prize after guiding Real Madrid to a third successive Champions League title and Croatia to a first World Cup final that year.
Karim Benzema earned the award in 2022 while in 2024, Rodri, who lost just one game during the 2023-24 season for club and country, became the first Spanish player to win the men's award since 1960 and the first Premier League player to win the award since Ronaldo in 2008.
Rodri helped Spain win Euro 2024 and also won the Premier League, Uefa Super Cup and Club World Cup with Manchester City in 2023-24.
Rodri, claimed the award ahead of Real Madrid and Brazil winger Vinicius Jr and his team-mate Jude Bellingham who was third.
Would love to see McTominay on the list. Firstly, just for the story and what a turnaround it'll be for him but secondly, to really stick it to Manchester United.
Iwan Davies, Aberdare
I'm sticking my neck out for a nomination for Scott McTominay....
James McCall, Windsor
Image source, Getty ImagesThe nominations have begun for the Women’s Kopa Trophy for the best under-21 female footballers in the world.
A familiar name is first up.
England forward and recent Euro 2025 winner, Michelle Agyemang.
Or by her official name - AGYEMANGGGGGGG!!
We'll bring you the full list as and when we have it.
The clock has ticked past 11:30 BST, meaning it's time for the first set of nominees...
But it looks like we will be starting with the shortlist for the best under-21 women's footballer who will take home the Women's Kopa Trophy in next month's ceremony.
This should be some wait till we get to the Men's and Women's Ballon d'Or shortlists.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe following players are considered among the main contenders for the 2025 men's Ballon d'Or, based on their performances since 1 August 2024.
Salah has to be in the mix after last season surely, Dembele will most likely win it.
Ste, Northwest
My pick is probably Salah he’s been a standout player this year in the premier league so it would be a shock if he doesn’t win. Dembele also has been quite good this year.
Jack Smith
The women's award, known as the Ballon d'or Feminine, was first created in 2018.
It has been won twice by Spain internationals Aitana Bonmati and Alexia Putellas, as well as once each by Norway's Ada Hegerberg and the USA's Megan Rapinoe.
There is a slight nuance in the way the women's award is voted for - the same system of pre-selection followed by a jury of journalists is used, but only 50 journalists from the top-ranked nations are invited to take part, rather than 100.
Image source, Getty ImagesHaving taken home the trophy eight times, Lionel Messi has won more the Ballon d'Or more often than any other player.
Perennial rival Cristiano Ronaldo is second with five titles, while Johan Cruyff, Michel Platini and Marco van Basten won three each.
Alfredo di Stefano, Franz Beckenbauer, Kevin Keegan, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Ronaldo Nazario – each with two - are the only others to have won the men's Ballon d'Or more than once.
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Image source, Getty ImagesThe Ballon d'Or winner is chosen through a dual system of voting.
Firstly, journalists from France Football and fellow French publication L'Equipe work together to produce a combined list of 30 official nominees (for which we have gathered here today!).
This initial selection process sometimes also includes a small number of former players and is based on players' performances in the previous season.
Then, one football journalist from each of the top 100 Fifa-ranked nations is invited to cast votes for their top 10 players in order from that shortlist. The 10 players are awarded 15, 12, 10, 8, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 point based on ranking.
Once all journalists have submitted their top 10s, points are tallied and the winner of the Ballon d'Or is the player who accrued the most points in the voting, while the rest are ranked from second to 30th.
If players are tied on points, they are separated by the number of first place votes they received. If they are still level, the number of second place votes are used, and so on.
A reminder that we will only have a shortlist of 30 players for the award today and not the actual winner.
The ultimate winner of the 2025 Ballon d'Or will be announced on 22 September 2025 during a ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in central Paris.
A variety of other awards are also given out during that ceremony, including:
Image source, Getty ImagesHello and welcome to this live text coverage as we move one step closer to finding out who the best footballer in the world is.
France Football, the French magazine that presents the Ballon d'Or, are set to announce a 30-player shortlist for both the men's and women's awards from 11:30 BST.
Join us as we find out which players will be in contention for the most coveted individual prize in world football.
