Ballon d'Or nominees announced with SEVEN Man City players

The 2023 Ballon d'Or nominees have been revealed and there is a strong presence of Manchester City's Treble-winning squad, with seven players earning nominations.

Lionel Messi, who led Argentina to World Cup victory in Qatar, is the front-runner for an unprecedented eighth Ballon d'Or title. However, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland are expected to be in contention.

Notably, Manchester City's Treble-winning team is well-represented, featuring Haaland, Kevin de Bruyne, Rodri, Ruben Dias, Bernardo Silva, and Julian Alvarez. Former captain Ilkay Gundogan, who has since departed the club, is also on the list, alongside summer signing Josko Gvardiol.

England's national team captain, Harry Kane, has earned a nomination following his transfer to Bayern Munich, and he is joined by Three Lions teammates Jude Bellingham and Bukayo Saka.

The Ballon d'Or 2023 ceremony is scheduled to take place at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris on October 30th.

Men's Ballon d'Or Nominees

Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City, Croatia)

Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich, Germany)

Andre Onana (Manchester United, Cameroon)

Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad, France)

Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, Egypt)

Bukayo Saka (Arsenal, England)

Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City, Belgium)

Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid, England)

Randal Kolo Muani (Paris St-Germain, France)

Bernardo Silva (Manchester City, Portugal)

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli, Georgia)

Nicolo Barella (Inter Milan, Italy)

Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa, Argentina)

Ruben Dias (Manchester City, Portugal)

Erling Haaland (Manchester City, Norway)

Martin Odegaard (Arsenal, Norway)

Ilkay Gundogan (Barcelona, Germany)

Yassine Bounou (Sevilla, Morocco)

Julian Alvarez (Manchester City, Argentina)

Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid, Brazil)

Rodri (Manchester City, Spain)

Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid, France)

Lionel Messi (Inter Miami, Argentina)

Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan, Argentina)

Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona, Poland)

Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich, South Korea)

Luka Modric (Real Madrid, Croatia)

Kylian Mbappe (Paris St-Germain, France)

Harry Kane (Bayern Munich, England)

Victor Osimhen (Napoli, Nigeria)

Women's Ballon d'Or Nominees

Aitana Bonmati (Spain and Barcelona)

Millie Bright (England and Chelsea)

Linda Caicedo (Colombia and Real Madrid)

Olga Carmona (Spain and Real Madrid)

Rachel Daly (England and Aston Villa)

Debinha (Brazil and North Carolina Courage/Kansas City)

Kadidiatou Diani (France and Lyon)

Mary Earps (England and Manchester United)

Patricia Guijarro (Spain and Barcelona)

Yui Hasegawa (Japan and Manchester City)

Amanda Ilestedt (Sweden and Paris St-Germain/Arsenal)

Sam Kerr (Australia and Chelsea)

Mapi Leon (Spain and Barcelona)

Katie McCabe (Republic of Ireland and Arsenal)

Hinata Miyazawa (Japan and MyNavi Sendai/Manchester United)

Lena Oberdorf (Germany and Wolfsburg)

Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria and Barcelona)

Ewa Pajor (Poland and Wolfsburg)

Salma Paralluelo (Spain and Barcelona)

Alexandra Popp (Germany and Wolsburg)

Hayley Raso (Australia and Man City/Real Madrid)

Alba Redondo (Spain and Levante)

Guro Reiten (Norway and Chelsea)

Wendie Renard (France and Lyon)

Fridolina Rolfo (Sweden and Barcelona)

Jill Roord (Netherlands and Wolfsburg/Manchester City)

Khadija Shaw (Jamaica and Manchester City)

Sophia Smith (United States and Portland Thorns)

Georgia Stanway (England and Bayern Munich)

Daphne van Domselaar (Netherlands and Twente/Aston Villa)

Kopa Trophy Nominees

Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund/Real Madrid, England)

Alejandro Balde (Barcelona, Spain)

Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid, France)

Gavi (Barcelona, Spain)

Rasmus Hojlund (Atalanta/Manchester United, Denmark)

Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich, Germany)

Pedri (Barcelona, Spain)

Xavi Simons (PSV Eindhoven/RB Leipzig, Netherlands)

Antonio Silva (Benfica, Portugal)

Elye Wahi (Montpellier/Lens, France)

Yashin Trophy Nominees

Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa, Argentina)

Mike Maignan (AC Milan, France)

Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid, Belgium)

Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal, England)

Yasssine Bounou (Sevilla/Al Hilal, Morocco)

Andre Onana (Inter/Manchester United, Cameroon)

Dominik Livakovic (Dinamo Zagreb/Fenerbahce, Croatia)

Marc-Andre Ter Stegen (Barcelona, Germany)

Ederson (Manchester City, Brazil)

Brice Samba (Lens, France)