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topicnews · September 4, 2024

Footballer elections: DFB quartet nominated for Ballon d’Or

Footballer elections: DFB quartet nominated for Ballon d’Or

Footballer elections 2024:DFB quartet nominated for Ballon d’Or

Toni Kroos, Antonio Rüdiger, Florian Wirtz and Mats Hummels are nominated for the Ballon d’Or. For the women, Lea Schüller, Giulia Gwinn and Sjoeke Nüsken are on the list.

Toni Kroos and Florian Wirtz are among the nominees for the Ballon d’Or.

Source: AFP

Election will take place on October 28 in Paris

The award for the best footballers in the world, presented by the European umbrella organization UEFA and the French trade magazine “France Football”, will be presented on October 28 in Paris.

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Last year’s winner Lionel Messi, who triumphed with Argentina at the Copa América this year and has already won the Golden Ball eight times, was not considered, nor was the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo. This means that neither of the two superstars is eligible for election for the first time since 2003.

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Kroos won the Champions League with Real Madrid this year and made a celebrated DFB comeback after a break of almost three years with the national team. After the quarter-final exit at the home European Championship, the 34-year-old retired from professional football.
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Also nominated in the men’s category are Norway’s star striker Erling Haaland, Bayern Munich’s English striker Harry Kane and Nico Williams from European champions Spain.

Xabi Alonso nominated as coach

In the women’s competition, Schüller and Gwinn from FC Bayern Munich and Nüsken from FC Chelsea will have to prevail against, among others, last year’s winner Aitana Bonmati from FC Barcelona.

Successful coach Xabi Alonso from double winner Bayer Leverkusen can have high hopes for the Coach of the Year award. He will be competing against Champions League winner Carlo Ancelotti from Real Madrid, Pep Guardiola from English champions Manchester City and Spain’s European champion Luis de la Fuente, among others.

Bayern’s Tel and Dortmund’s Kobel also nominated

Mathys Tel (19) from FC Bayern Munich could be selected as the best young player. However, the big favorite in this ranking is Spain’s 17-year-old European champion Lamine Yamal from FC Barcelona.

In the goalkeeper vote, Gregor Kobel from Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund is on the list with nine other keepers.

Leverkusen and BVB nominated for teams

Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid, Manchester City and FC Girona were shortlisted as the team of the year in men’s football.

The Ballon d’Or has been awarded annually since 1956 by the specialist magazine “France Football”, which belongs to the French media group Groupe Amaury. Since this year, UEFA has been co-organising the prestigious award.

The Ballon d’Or is not a replacement for the World Footballer of the Year award. This award will continue to be organized by the world association FIFA. From 2010 to 2015, the World Footballer of the Year was awarded the Golden Ball through a cooperation between FIFA and “France Football”.

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