Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) and Ruben Dias (Manchester City) are the three Portuguese in the list of 30 nominees for the Ballon d’Or 2021. The list was released on Friday and the winner will be announced on November 29, at a ceremony in Paris.
For the midfielder and full-back, this is the first election for the award, while Cristiano Ronaldo has already won the Ballon d’Or five times, behind Lionel Messi (6). With five players, Manchester City and Chelsea are the most represented clubs.
Full list:
A goal keeper: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain / Italy)
Defenders: Cesar Azpilchita (Chelsea / Spain), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus / Italy), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus / Italy), Ruben Dias (Manchester City / Portugal) NS Simon Kjeer (AC Milan / Dinamarca)
Midfielders: Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City / Belgium), Nicolo Parilla (Inter Milan / Italy), Jorginho (Chelsea / Italy), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United / Portugal)Phil Foden (Manchester City / England), N’Golo Kante (Chelsea / France), Pedri (Barcelona / Spain), Luka Modric (Real Madrid / Croatia) and Mason Mount (Chelsea / England)
Forwards: Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan / Argentina), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich / Poland). Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United / Portugal)Harry Kane (Tottenham / England), Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain / Brazil), Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain / Argentina), Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain / France), Karim Benzema (Real Madrid / France), Gerard Moreno ( Villarreal / Spain), Riyadh Mahrez (Manchester City / Algeria), Luis Suarez (Atletico Madrid / Uruguay), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City / England), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool / Egypt), Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea / Belgium) and Erling Haaland ( Borussia Dortmund / Norway)
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