Football news - Ballon d'Or live: Van Dijk, Messi, Ronaldo lmake shortlist
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Updated 21/10/2019 at 20:37 GMT
The 30-player shortlist for the 2019 Ballon d'Or has been announced, with Virgil van Dijk, Raheem Sterling, Sergio Aguero, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo all making the cut.
Van Dijk, Messi, Ronaldo, Mané : les protagonistes de la course au Ballon d'Or
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THE NOMINATIONS
Men's Ballon d'Or (30 nominees in total)
- Virgil van Dijk
- Bernardo Silva
- Heung-min Son
- Robert Lewandowski
- Roberto Firmino
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Alisson
- Matthijs de Ligt
- Karim Benzema
- Georginio Wijnaldum
- Kylian Mbappe
- Trent Alexander-Arnold
- Donny van de Beek
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
- Marc-Andre ter Stegen
- Sadio Mane
- Sergio Agüero
- Frenkie De Jong
- Hugo Lloris
- Dusan Tadic
- Lionel Messi
- Riyad Mahrez
- Kevin De Bruyne
- Kalidou Koulibaly
- Antoine Griezmann
- Mohamed Salah
- Eden Hazard
- Marquinhos
- Raheem Sterling
- João Félix
Women's Ballon d'Or (20 nominees)
- Ellen White
- Lucy Bronze
- Vivianne Miedema
- Alex Morgan
- Dzenifer Marozsan
- Pernille Harder
- Sarah Bouhaddi
- Sam Kerr
- Nilla Fischer
- Amandine Henry
- Ada Hegerberg
- Kosovare Asllani
- Sofia Jakobsson
- Tobin Heath
- Marta
- Megan Rapinoe
- Lieke Martens
- Sari van Veenendal
- Wendie Renard
- Rose Lavelle
Scroll down for full updates (most recent first)
21:35: So that's it for this evening - thanks for following along with me.
21:30: So what do you reckon? Any glaring omissions?
And in case you wanted to check on who's voting -
21:25: And the final five:
- Mohamed Salah
- Eden Hazard
- Marquinhos
- Raheem Sterling
- João Félix
21:05: Five more men's Ballon d'Or nominees, and yes, it includes the name you've been waiting for:
- Lionel Messi
- Riyad Mahrez
- Kevin De Bruyne
- Kalidou Koulibaly
- Antoine Griezmann
20:55: The nominees for the Yachine Trophy, for the goalkeepers:
- Alisson
- Kepa
- Ederson
- Samir Handanovic
- Hugo Lloris
- Manuel Neuer
- Jan Oblak
- Andre Onana
- Wojciech Szczesny
- Marc ter Stegen
20:30: Time for the Kopa Trophy nominees, for the under 21s:
- Joao Felix
- Jadon Sancho
- Moise Kean
- Samuel Chukwueze
- Kang-in Lee
- Matthijs de Ligt
- Vinicis Jr
- Kai Havertz
- Matteo Guendouzi
- Andrei Lounine
20:20: The next lot of women's Ballon D'Or nominees - reigning holder Ada Hegerberg, Kosovare Asllani (formerly of Manchester City), Sofia Jakobsson, Tobin Heath, and the inevitable Marta.
They're joined by Megan Rapinoe, who starred in the summer's Women's World Cup, Lieke Martens, Wendie Renard, Rose Lavelle and Sari van Veenendal.
18:45: So that's the first half of the nominations over...they start up again in just over an hour! Join me again then.
18:35: There's English representation too in the women's Ballon d'Or, with Lionesses Ellen White and Lucy Bronze both on the 20-player shortlist.
Arsenal's Vivianne Miedema also makes the list.
The other nominees: Alex Morgan, Dzenifer Marozsan, Pernille Harder, Sarah Bouhaddi, Sam Kerr, Nilla Fischer, Amandine Henry (more to follow later).
18:15: Some more Premier League interest here:
- Virgil van Dijk
- Bernardo Silva
- Heung-min Son
- Robert Lewandowski
- Roberto Firmino
17:45: Five more:
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Alisson
- Matthijs de Ligt
- Karim Benzema
- Georginio Wijnaldum
17:20: Next quintet:
- Kylian Mbappe
- Trent Alexander-Arnold
- Donny van de Beek
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
- Marc-André ter Stegen
17:00: The first nominees are in!
- Sadio Mane
- Sergio Agüero
- Frenkie De Jong
- Hugo Lloris
- Dusan Tadic
16:59: Here we go...
16:00: Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage as FIFA prepare to announce the 30-player shortlist for this year's Ballon D'Or. We'll keep you updated as all the news breaks.
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