2025 Ballon D'Or Nominees. The shortlists for the 2025 ballon d’or have been announced, with cole palmer, phil foden and jude bellingham among the nominees for the men’s award. It is the most important individual prize in football:

The 2025 ballon d’or awards will be held on monday 28 october in paris, as football’s best and finest gear up to see if their names have been chalked in sporting immortality. The 2025 ballon d’or shortlist has been announced and it’s the first in over 20 years that doesn’t feature either lionel messi or cristiano ronaldo.