Balon d’Or 2021: Chelsea’s Jorginho, PSG’s Lionel Messi, and Bayern’s Lewandowski among nominees for the award- Chelsea’s Jorginho, Paris St-Germain’s Lionel Messi, and Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski are on the shortlist for the men’s Ballon d’Or award. Messi was the 2019 Balon d’Or winner for a record sixth time. In 2020, the award ceremony was canceled due to Covid-19.
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Balon d’Or 2021: Case for the 3 nominees
Lionel Messi helped Argentina win the 2021 Copa America.
Italian midfielder Jorginho helped Chelsea win the Champions League last season and then helped Italy win Euro 2020 in the summer.
Poland striker Lewandowski won the 2020-21 European Golden Shoe, having scored 41 Bundesliga goals as Bayern Munich won the German league title last season.
Balon d’Or: 30-man shortlist
There are 14 Premier League players on the 30-man 2021 shortlist and five members of Italy’s European Championship-winning squad.
The Ballon d’Or, organized by France Football, is awarded annually to the world’s best footballer.
The winner of the award will be announced on 29 November at Paris’ Theatre du Chatelet.
England’s Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund), Mason Greenwood (Manchester United), and Bakayo Saka (Arsenal) are among the 10 nominees for the Kopa Trophy, which is for players under the age of 21.
Ballon d’Or nominees
Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea, Spain)
Nicolo Barella (Inter Milan, Italy)
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid, France)
Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus, Italy)
Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City, Belgium)
Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus, Italy)
Ruben Dias (Manchester City, Portugal)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG, Italy)
Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United, Portugal)
Phil Foden (Manchester City, England)
Erling Braut Haaland (Borussia Dortmund, Norway)
Jorginho (Chelsea, Italy)
Harry Kane (Tottenham, England)
N’Golo Kante (Chelsea, France)
Simon Kjaer (AC Milan, Denmark)
Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich, Poland)
Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea, Belgium)
Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City, Algeria)
Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan, Argentina)
Kylian Mbappe (PSG, France)
Lionel Messi (PSG, Argentina)
Luka Modric (Real Madrid, Croatia)
Gerard Moreno (Villarreal, Spain)
Mason Mount (Chelsea, England)
Neymar (PSG, Brazil)
Pedri (Barcelona, Spain)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, Portugal)
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, Egypt)
Raheem Sterling (Manchester City, England)
Luis Suarez (Atletico Madrid, Uruguay)
Balon d’Or 2021: Chelsea’s Jorginho, PSG’s Lionel Messi, and Bayern’s Lewandowski among nominees for award
