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    Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman has been nominated along with 29 others for the men’s Ballon d’Or, the award for the best football player in Europe.

    The nominees were unveiled on Wednesday, and with the Atalanta star the only Nigerian and African player nominated.

    Lookman will vie with 29 other players for the prestigious prize, including Jude Bellingham of England and Real Madrid, Harry Kane of England and Bayern Munich, Erling Haaland of Norway and Manchester City, as well as Martin Odegaard of Norway and Arsenal and Cole Palmer of England and Chelsea.

    Lookman has had a phenomenal 2024, scoring three goals as the Super Eagles reached the Africa Cup of Nations final in February and netting the first-ever UEFA Europa League final hat-trick as Atalanta defeated Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in May.

    He will hope to do as well as or even surpass his Super Eagles teammate Victor Osimhen, who finished eighth in the final Ballon d’Or voting last year.

    This year’s Ballon d’Or ceremony will take place on Monday, October 28 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, France.

    The 30 nominees for the Men’s Ballon d’Or

    Jude Bellingham (England, Real Madrid)
    Hakan Çalhanoğlu (Türkiye, Inter)
    Dani Carvajal (Spain, Real Madrid)
    Rúben Dias (Portugal, Manchester City)
    Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine, Dnipro / Girona / Roma)
    Phil Foden (England, Manchester City)
    Alejandro Grimaldo (Spain, Bayer Leverkusen)
    Erling Haaland (Norway, Manchester City)
    Mats Hummels (Germany, Borussia Dortmund)
    Harry Kane (England, Bayern Munich)
    Toni Kroos (Germany, Real Madrid)
    ADEMOLA LOOKMAN (Nigeria, Atalanta)
    Emiliano Martínez (Argentina, Aston Villa)
    Lautaro Martínez (Argentina, Inter )
    Kylian Mbappé (France, Paris Saint-Germain / Real Madrid)
    Martin Ødegaard (Norway, Arsenal)
    Dani Olmo (Spain, Leipzig / Barcelona)
    Cole Palmer (England, Manchester City / Chelsea)
    Declan Rice (England, Arsenal)
    Rodri (Spain, Manchester City)
    Antonio Rüdiger (Germany, Real Madrid)
    Bukayo Saka (England, Arsenal)
    William Saliba (France, Arsenal)
    Federico Valverde (Uruguay, Real Madrid)
    Vinícius Júnior (Brazil, Real Madrid)
    Vitinha (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)
    Nico Williams (Spain, Athletic Club)
    Florian Wirtz (Germany, Bayer Leverkusen)
    Granit Xhaka (Switzerland, Bayer Leverkusen)
    Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona)

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    The 30 nominees for the Women’s Ballon d’Or:

    Barbra Banda (Zambia, Shanghai RCB / Orlando Pride)
    Aitana Bonmatí (Spain, Barcelona)
    Lucy Bronze (England, Barcelona / Chelsea)
    Mariona Caldentey (Spain, Barcelona / Arsenal)
    Tabitha Chawinga (Malawi, Paris Saint-Germain / Olympique Lyonnais) Grace Geyoro (France, Paris Saint-Germain)
    Manuela Giugliano (Italy, AS Roma)
    Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway, Barcelona)
    Patricia Guijarro (Spain, Barcelona)
    Giulia Gwinn (Germany, Bayern München)
    Yui Hasegawa (Japan, Manchester City)
    Ada Hegerberg (Norway, Olympique Lyonnais)
    Lauren Hemp (England, Manchester City)
    Lindsey Horan (USA, Olympique Lyonnais)
    Lauren James (England, Chelsea)
    Marie-Antoinette Katoto (France, Paris Saint-Germain)
    Alyssa Naeher (USA, Chicago Red Stars)
    Sjoeke Nüsken (Germany, Chelsea)
    Ewa Pajor (Poland, VfL Wolfsburg / Barcelona)
    Salma Paralluelo (Spain, Barcelona)
    Gabi Portilho (Brazil, Corinthians)
    Alexia Putellas (Spain, Barcelona)
    Mayra Ramírez (Colombia, Levante / Chelsea)
    Trinity Rodman (USA, Washington Spirit)
    Lea Schüller (Germany, Bayern München)
    Khadija Shaw (Jamaica, Manchester City)
    Sophia Smith (USA, Portland Thorns)
    Mallory Swanson (USA, Chicago Red Stars)
    Tarciane (Brazil, Corinthians / Houston Dash)
    Glódís Viggósdóttir (Iceland, Bayern München)

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    The ten nominees for the Yashin Trophy:

    Diogo Costa (Portugal, Porto)
    Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy, Paris Saint-Germain)
    Gregor Kobel (Switzerland, Borussia Dortmund)
    Andriy Lunin (Ukraine, Real Madrid)
    Mike Maignan (France, Milan)
    Giorgi Mamardashvili (Georgia, Valencia)
    Emiliano Martínez (Argentina, Aston Villa)
    Unai Simón (Spain, Athletic Club)
    Yann Sommer (Switzerland, Inter)
    Ronwen Williams (South Africa, Mamelodi Sundowns)

    The ten nominees for the Kopa Trophy

    Pau Cubarsí (Spain, Barcelona)
    Alejandro Garnacho (Argentina, Manchester United)
    Arda Güler (Türkiye, Real Madrid)
    Karim Konaté (Ivory Coast, Salzburg)
    Kobbie Mainoo (England, Manchester United)
    João Neves (Portugal, Benfica / Paris Saint-Germain)
    Savinho (Brazil, Girona / Manchester City)
    Mathys Tel (France, Bayern Munich)
    Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona)
    Warren Zaïre-Emery (France, Paris Saint-Germain)

    The six nominees for the Men’s Coach of the Year Trophy:

    Xabi Alonso (Spain, Bayer Leverkusen)
    Carlo Ancelotti (Italy, Real Madrid)
    Luis de la Fuente (Spain, Spain national team)
    Gian Piero Gasperini (Italy, Atalanta)
    Pep Guardiola (Spain, Manchester City)
    Lionel Scaloni (Argentina, Argentina national team)

    The six nominees for the Women’s Coach of the Year Trophy:

    Sonia Bompastor (France, Olympique Lyonnais / Chelsea)
    Arthur Elias (Brazil, Corinthians / Brazil national team)
    Jonatan Giráldez (Spain, Barcelona / Washington Spirit)
    Emma Hayes (England, Chelsea / USA national team)
    Filipa Patão (Portugal, Benfica)
    Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands, England national team)

    The five nominees for the Men’s Club of the Year Trophy:

    Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
    Girona (Spain)
    Bayer Leverkusen (Germany)
    Manchester City (England)
    Real Madrid (Spain)

    The five nominees for the Women’s Club of the Year Trophy:

    Barcelona (Spain)
    Chelsea (England)
    NJ/NY Gotham (USA)
    Olympique Lyonnais (France)
    Paris Saint-Germain (France)

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