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List of All 30 Nominees for Ballon D’Or 2023/24- Club wise breakdown (7 from RMA, 4 from Arsenal & MCFC)

Here is a club-wise breakdown of the full list of 30 nominees for the 2024 Ballon D’Or (23/24 football season). The club names of the nominees are the clubs as on the date of the nomination (for example, Kylian Mbappe played the 23/24 season for PSG, but is currently a Real Madrid player as of 24/25)

Among the Premier League clubs, Arsenal and Man City have 4 nominees for the 23/24 Ballon d’Or, followed by 1 each from Aston Villa & Chelsea. No Manchester United or Liverpool player was nominated for the Bdor in 2024.

Bdor all 30 Nominees for 2024 by club

Real Madrid (7)– Bellingham, Carvajal, Kroos, Rudiger, Valverde, Vini Jr & Mbappe

Man City (4)– Dias, Foden, Haaland and Rodri

Arsenal (4)– Saka, Rice, Saliba and Odegaard

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Marca AS ABC Newspaper Player Ratings Serbia v Spain- How did Raya, Cucurella & others fare?

Here is a look at the Spanish newspaper player ratings for Serbia vs Spain in the Nations League last night. The game- Spain’s first since their Euro 2024 triumph, ended in a 0-0 draw. Marca almost got their predicted Spanish lineup right- the only thing they missed was Ayoze Perez starting instead of Oyarzabal.

Marca player ratings Serbia vs Spain UNL 2024

A single star for Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya, who had a rare start for the national side in the absence of Unai Simon. His opposite number Rajkovic got 3 stars from Marca- the highest player rating on the Serbian side.

Chelsea left back Marc Cucurella got a single start too. Spain’s highest rated player was Lamine Yamal (3 stars), with the likes of Zubimendi, Laporte and Le Normand following closely behind with 2 stars.

Serbia vs Spain Player Ratings 2024 Marca

Diario AS player ratings SRB 0-0 ESP

The ratings were similar in Diario AS, with Raya and Cucurella getting one star and Lamine getting 3. AS however thought Zubimendi only deserved a single star (as opposed to Marca’s 2), and that Jovic didn’t deserve a rating at all.

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O Jogo Record 24Sata Newspaper Predicted Lineup for Portugal vs Croatia 2024 Nations League

Here is a look at how the Portuguese and Croatian papers think their respective national sides will lineup for tonight’s Nations League clash.

Both O Jogo and Record concur in most aspects of the Portuguese starting XI except one- O Jogo think Joao Neves will start in midfield while Record are of the opinion that Bayern’s Joao Palhinha will partner Bruno Fernandes and Vitinha in the centre of the park.

The others players in the XI are common in both papers- Diogo Costa in goal; Nuno Mendes, Inacio, Ruben Dias and Nelson Semedo at the back, and Ronaldo, Rafael Leao and Bernardo Silva upfront.

In Croatia, 24Sata is of the opinion that they will try a 3-5-2 formation tonight against Portugal. Zlatko Dalic last employed it against Bulgaria back in 2022 and is expected to try it in the light of injuries to Stanisic and Juranovic.

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