Ballon d’Or 2021 Nominees List
Ballon d’Or 2021 Nominees List? Which players have made the 30 man shortlist released by France Football? Let’s find out. Watch & Bet on Football =>
​France Football revealed the 30-man shortlist of Ballon d’Or nominees on 21 October, with the winner was announced on 2 December at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris.
In the last decade we have seen the prestigious award being shared between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi but last year had a different feel about it. In 2018, Luka Modric won Ballon d’Or which many did not expect.
Ballon d’Or 2021 Schedule – Date & Time
With France football announcing their 30 man short list for the Ballon d’OR, dates have also been set for the event.
- Venue: Paris, France
- Date: 2nd December, 2021
- Time: 20:00 CET (19:00 UK time)
Odds Ballon d’Or expected winner 2021
- Virgil van Dijk: 3/10
- Lionel Messi: 9/4
- Cristiano Ronaldo: 16/1
- Alisson Becker: 50/1
- Mohamed Salah: 66/1
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Ballon d’Or Award Winner 2021
Ballon d’Or Award Winner 2019 & 2021 – Lionel Messi Wins 2019 & 2021 Ballon d’Or Award
Who won 2021 Ballon d’Or? Lionel Messi won 2021 Ballon d’Or award. He won his record seven men’s Ballon d’Or award, beating Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk to take the honours. Third was Cristiano Ronaldo. Watch & Bet on Football =>
Ballon d’Or Award Winner 2018 – Luka Modric Wins 2018 Ballon d’Or Award
Ballon d’Or Award Winner 2018? Luka Modric won 2018 Ballon d’Or award. He become the first player other than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo to claim the award in more than a decade, after Kaka in 2007.
Modric’s victory has finished a 10-year run during which Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi traded possession of the award, thought-about one among world soccer’s prime particular person honors. Cristiano Ronaldo was second last year, Lionel Messi finished 5th behind Kylian Mbappe. Atlético Madrid ahead Antoine Griezmann was third, simply forward of his France teammate Kylian Mbappé. Watch & Bet on Football =>
Top 30 Ballon d’Or 2021 Nominees List
The list of 30 Ballon d’Or 2021 candidates has been revealed. Here is the released 30 man shortlist for the Ballon d’Or and how they finished:
2021 Ballon d’Or 30-man nominees shortlist
- Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea)
- Nicolo Barella (Inter Milan)
- Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
- Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus)
- Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
- Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus)
- Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
- Ruben Dias (Manchester City)
- Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain)
- Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United)
- Phil Foden (Manchester City)
- Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund)
- Jorginho (Chelsea)
- Harry Kane (Tottenham)
- N’Golo Kante (Chelsea)
- Simon Kjaer (AC Milan)
- Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
- Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea)
- Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City)
- Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan)
- Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain)
- Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain)
- Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
- Gerard Moreno (Villarreal)
- Mason Mount (Chelsea)
- Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain)
- Pedri (Barcelona)
- Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
- Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)
- Luis Suarez (Atletico Madrid)
List of Ballon D’or winners of all time
List of Ballon D’or winners of all time? Here is a full list of the Ballon d’ Or winners since 1956 until 2021. As you will see Messi and Ronaldo are dominating the list of Ballon D’or winners of all time. France Football’s Ballon d’Or 2021 award regarding 2020/2021 went to Lionel Messi. Watch & Bet on Football =>

List of Ballon D’or winners of all time 2000-2021
Ballon d’Or winners last 20 years? Ballon d’Or winners last 10 years? Here are all Ballon d’Or winners over the years 2000-2021:
Year | Football Player | Football Club | Nationality |
2021 | Lionel Messi | PSG | Argentina |
2020 | No Award | Â | Â |
2019 | Lionel Messi | FC Barcelona | Argentina |
2018 | Luka Modric | Real Madrid | Croatia |
2017 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Portugal |
2016 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Portugal |
2015 | Lionel Messi | FC Barcelona | Argentina |
2014 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Portugal |
2013 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Portugal |
2012 | Lionel Messi | FC Barceona | Argentina |
2011 | Lionel Messi | FC Barcelona | Argentina |
2010 | Lionel Messi | FC Barcelona | Argentina |
2009 | Lionel Messi | FC Barcelona | Argentina |
2008 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United | Portugal |
2007 | Kaka | AC Milan | Brazil |
2006 | Fabio Cannavaro | Juventus/Real Madrid | Italy |
2005 | Ronaldinho | FC Barcelona | Brazil |
2004 | Andriy Shevchenko | AC Milan | Ukraine |
2003 | Pavel Nedved | AC Milan | Juventus |
2002 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Brazil |
2001 | Michael Owen | FC Liverpool | England |
2000 | Luis Figo | Real Madrid | Portugal |
Check in the full list of past Ballon D’or winners of all time!
More about Ballon d’Or award
Here is more about the Ballon d’Or award
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- FIFA Ballon d’Or Finalists List – All-time since 2010
- List of Ballon d’Or winners of all time – Past Winners List – 1956-2021!
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