Here is the list of nominees for the 2019 Ballon d’Or award. The shortlist has some major names missing- no Neymar, Harry Kane, Paul Pogba or even last year’s winner Luka Modric. The Croatian is the first reigning Ballon d’Or winner not to be nominated in the succeeding year.
Which club has most players nominated for the 2019 Ballon d’Or?
It is reigning European champions Liverpool, who have seven players in the 30 man shortlist. Man City have the second highest number of nominations with five?
Golden Ball player nominees by club
Liverpool: 7 (Mane, Alexander-Arnold, Alisson, Wijnaldum, Van Dijk, Firmino, Salah)
Man City: 5 (Aguero, Bernardo Silva, Mahrez, De Bruyne, Sterling)
Barcelona: 4 (De Jong, Ter Stegen, Messi, Griezmann)
Ajax: 2 (Tadic, Van de Beek)
PSG: 2 (Mbappe, Marquinhos)
Spurs: 2 (Lloris, Son)
Real Madrid: 2 (Benzema, Hazard)
Juventus: 2 (Ronaldo, De Ligt)
Arsenal: 1 (Aubameyang)
Atletico Madrid: 1 (Joao Felix)
Bayern: 1 (Robert Lewandowski)
Napoli: 1 (Koulibaly)
Is there any Man Utd or Chelsea player nominated for the Ballon d’Or?
There is no Manchester United or Chelsea player in the list of nominees. England are represented by Liverpool, Man City, Spurs and Arsenal.
How many Barca players have been nominated for the 2019 Golden Ball award?
Four Barcelona players have been shortlisted for the Ballon d’Or- Frenkie de Jong, Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann.
How many Real Madrid players have been nominated for this year’s Ballon d’Or?
Despite their poor 2018/19 season, Real Madrid have two players nominated- Karim Benzema and Eden Hazard.
Which Ajax players have been nominated for the 2019 Ballon d’Or?
2 Ajax players have been shortlisted- Dusan Tadic and Donny van de Beek. Frenkie de Jong and Matthijs de Ligt have also been nominated, but the duo left the Amsterdam Arena in the summer for Barca and Juve respectively.