2025 Ballon d’Or shortlist revealed
Ballon d’Or shortlist revealed 2025? The thirty-man shortlist for the 2025 Ballon d’Or has today been unveiled.
France Football, in recent years, had partnered with FIFA for the award. But that partnership ended in September, with France Football going it alone.
Ballon d’Or shortlist released 2025
This year’s list, as expected, contains many of the finest players in the world. And of the thirty players nominated, eight ply their trade in the Premier League.
Alongside the usual big names, like Cristiano Ronaldo, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Lionel Messi, there are places for Manchester United pair Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba, Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero and Kevin De Bruyne, Leicester duo Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy, Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, and West Ham United’s Dimitri Payet.
The list was unveiled today in batches of five, and Real Madrid lead the way with six nominations. They are followed by Bayern Munich and Barcelona, both teams with four players making the shortlist.
There, surprisingly, is no place on the shortlist for the likes of Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil, Karim Benzema of Real Madrid, or Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho.
Odds Ballon d’Or expected winner 2025
Player to win Ballon d’Or |
Odds |
Erling Haaland | 1.12 |
Kylian Mbappe | 7.00 |
Jude Bellingham | 7.00 |
Rodrygo | 7.50 |
Ballon d’Or shortlist revealed 2025
Here is a full list of the 30 man FIFA Ballon d’Or shortlist- TBD
Name |
Club & Country |
How is the FIFA Ballon d’ Or voted for?
Unlike previous years, national-team captains and coaches are no longer involved in the voting, with football journalists deciding the winner instead. Also, the three finalists will not be announced before the winner is revealed, and the announcement of the victor will come before the end of the calendar year, not in January as has recently been the case.
More about Ballon d’Or award
Here is more about the Ballon d’Or award
- List of Ballon D’or winners of all time
- Top 10 Future Ballon D’or winners!
- Players who could win Ballon d’Or!
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