.Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were actually each ended the list of nominees for this year's Ballon d'Or honor, denoting the first time neither superstar was nominated given that 2003. Videotape eight-time champion Messi, and his longtime rival Ronaldo, who has five Ballon d'Ors to his title, did certainly not function Wednesday in a listing of 30 gamers in the competing this year's reward, which will be presented Oct. 28. Editor's Picks1 RelatedVinicius Junior, Rodri, Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappu00e9, Erling Haaland as well as Harry Kane are among the titles nominated.Teammates Vinicius and also Bellingham aided Real Madrid succeed LaLiga and also the club's 16th Champions League label final period, while Haaland led the Premier Organization in targets racked up and Kane performed the very same for Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga.Earlier this summer months, Mbappu00e9 finally secured his anticipated move to Madrid after devoting 6 times at PSG.Messi, that is actually working his in the past from trauma with group side Inter Miami, gained the award last year.Messi, 37, succeeded his 1st Ballon d'Or in 2009-- the start of a four-year touch of taking the leading aim. He was initial recommended in 2006. Ronaldo as well as Messi switched the competition into a virtually two-way contest during the height of their careers-- winning it a mixed 13 times from 2008. Ronaldo's 1st election was actually 2004. On the women's side, five U.S. celebrities made the listing of candidates, featuring leader as well as midfielder Lindsey Horan, goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher as well as ahead Trinity Rodman, Sophia Smith and also Mallory Swanson, a couple of full weeks after assisting the Americans succeed the 2024 Olympic gold medal in women's soccer.Aitana Bonmatu00ed, Mariona Caldentey, Patri Guijarro, Salma Paralluelo and also Alexia Putellas are actually the five Spanish gamers recommended for the award. Spain ended up fourth at the Olympics, one year after gaining the World Mug. The award has actually headed to Spanish players in each of the past 3 years, twice to Putellas as well as last year to Bonmatu00ed.England, trumped by Spain in the 2023 World Mug final, possesses three nominees-- Lauren Hemp, Lauren James and Lucy Bronze.Information from The Associated Press helped in this report.