.Lionel Messi and also Cristiano Ronaldo were actually each ended the list of candidates for this year's Ballon d'Or award, noting the first time neither celebrity was actually chosen considering that 2003. Document eight-time winner Messi, and his long time rival Ronaldo, that has five Ballon d'Ors to his name, performed certainly not function Wednesday in a list of 30 gamers in the competing this year's reward, which will exist Oct. 28. Publisher's Picks1 RelatedVinicius Junior, Rodri, Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappu00e9, Erling Haaland as well as Harry Kane are one of the labels nominated.Teammates Vinicius and also Bellingham assisted Actual Madrid succeed LaLiga and the group's 16th Champions Organization headline final season, while Haaland led the Premier Organization in targets scored as well as Kane carried out the same for Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga.Earlier this summertime, Mbappu00e9 lastly secured his expected relocate to Madrid after investing six seasons at PSG.Messi, that is operating his in the past coming from personal injury along with group edge Inter Miami, gained the honor last year.Messi, 37, won his initial Ballon d'Or in 2009-- the begin of a four-year touch of taking the leading aim. He was actually 1st nominated in 2006. Ronaldo and also Messi transformed the competitors into a virtually two-way competition in the course of the height of their professions-- gaining it a combined thirteen opportunities coming from 2008. Ronaldo's very first election was 2004. On the ladies's side, 5 U.S. celebrities made the list of nominees, featuring leader as well as midfielder Lindsey Horan, goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher and forwards Triad Rodman, Sophia Smith and Mallory Swanson, a handful of full weeks after aiding the Americans succeed the 2024 Olympic gold award in females's soccer.Aitana Bonmatu00ed, Mariona Caldentey, Patri Guijarro, Salma Paralluelo and also Alexia Putellas are actually the five Spanish players chosen for the honor. Spain finished fourth at the Olympics, one year after gaining the Planet Mug. The honor has actually gone to Spanish gamers in each of recent 3 years, two times to Putellas and also in 2015 to Bonmatu00ed.England, trumped by Spain in the 2023 Planet Cup last, has 3 nominees-- Lauren Hemp, Lauren James and also Lucy Bronze.Information from The Associated Press brought about this record.