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7 Liverpool Players Named In 30-Man Ballon d'Or Shortlist [See Full List] by ogbiwa: 8:04am On Oct 22, 2019 |
Virgil van Dijk is one of seven Liverpool players named on the 30-man shortlist for the 2019 Ballon d'Or. Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Georginio Wijnaldum and Alisson have also been chosen from the Reds. Five Manchester City players - Raheem Sterling, Riyad Mahrez, Kevin de Bruyne, Bernardo Silva and Sergio Aguero - are on the list. Tottenham's Hugo Lloris and Son Heung-min are also included. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, who have won the award 10 times between them, again feature among the contenders. Notable Omissions Some of the biggest omissions from the list include Paris St-Germain and Brazil forward Neymar, Manchester United and France midfielder Paul Pogba and Tottenham and England striker Harry Kane. Liverpool dominate players from one club Champions League winners Liverpool have the most players on the list from one club with Premier League champions Manchester City the next highest number with five. Barcelona have four players; as well as Messi, Frenkie de Jong, Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Antoine Griezmann feature in the list. Arsenal forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is also included, as is Real Madrid's former Chelsea playmaker Eden Hazard. When do we find out who has won? The Ballon d'Or winner will be named in Paris on 2 December. Luka Modric won in 2018 to end the seven-year dominance of the award by Messi and Ronaldo. Van Dijk is among the favourites to win this year's award after being named Uefa Player of the Year in August. What are the game's three main player awards? A version of the Ballon d'Or has been awarded by France Football magazine since 1956, but was merged with Fifa's World Footballer of the Year award from 2010 to 2015. However, Fifa ended its association with the Ballon d'Or the following year to set up its own - the Best Fifa Player award. In September, Messi won that award in the fourth edition of the Best Fifa Football Awards. Meanwhile, Uefa's Player of the Year award has been going since 1998 and was previously called Uefa Club Footballer of the Year (1998-2010) and Uefa Best Player in Europe (2011-16). Best keeper award Four Premier League-based keepers are in the running for the Yashin Award - named after Russia legend Lev Yashin - the only goalkeeper to have won the Ballon d'Or itself. They are Liverpool's Alisson, Ederson of Manchester City, Chelsea's Kepa Arrizabalaga and Tottenham's Lloris. Also nominated are Bayern Munich's Manuel Neuer, Inter Milan's Samir Handanovic, Atletico Madrid's Jan Oblak, Ajax's Andre Onana, Juventus' Wojciech Szczesny and Ter Stegen of Barcelona. Who are the young player candidates? The Kopa Trophy is presented to the best performing player under the age of 21 and is selected by former Ballon d'Or winners. Like the main Ballon d'Or prize, it is also organised by France Football. It is open to those who play outside Europe and was first awarded in 2018, with Paris St-Germain and France World Cup-winning forward Kylian Mbappe the clear winner. This year's nominees include Borussia Dortmund and England winger Jadon Sancho, 19, Everton and Italy forward Moise Kean, 19, and Arsenal's French midfielder Matteo Guendouzi, 20. Others in the running are Juventus' Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt, 20, Real Madrid's Brazil forward Vinicius Junior, 19, Valladolid and Ukraine keeper Andriy Lunin , 20, Bayer Leverkusen and Germany midfielder Kai Havertz, 20, Atletico Madrid and Portugal forward Joao Felix, 19, Villarreal and Nigeria winger Samuel Chukwueze, 20, and Valencia and South Korea forward Lee Kang-in, 18. List of nominees for the main award: Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) Son Heung-min (Tottenham) Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) Alisson (Liverpool) Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus) Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) Hugo Lloris (Tottenham) Dusan Tadic (Ajax) Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) Kylian Mbappe (Paris St-Germain) Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)������ Donny van de Beek (Ajax) Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona) Sadio Mane (Liverpool) Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City) Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) Mohammed Salah (Liverpool) Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) Marquinhos (Paris St-Germain) Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) Joao Felix (Atletico Madrid) https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50130650 3 Likes 1 Share
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Re: 7 Liverpool Players Named In 30-Man Ballon d'Or Shortlist [See Full List] by logon599: 8:07am On Oct 22, 2019 |
So happy for Chukwueze. Boy will go places I believe. Can't believe I tuned into a low-key Villarreal match the other day just to watch the guy. I love such stories of fortunes turning completely around through grace. Meanwhile, no Neymar, Pogba or Kane? Wakeup call see my signature for professional architectural designs at very affordable costs 36 Likes 2 Shares
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Re: 7 Liverpool Players Named In 30-Man Ballon d'Or Shortlist [See Full List] by Gudguyz(m): 1:34pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
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Re: 7 Liverpool Players Named In 30-Man Ballon d'Or Shortlist [See Full List] by Thewizardof0zil: 1:34pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
7 and only 1 has a chance. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: 7 Liverpool Players Named In 30-Man Ballon d'Or Shortlist [See Full List] by ForeThinker: 1:35pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
Big Ballers !! 1 Like
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Re: 7 Liverpool Players Named In 30-Man Ballon d'Or Shortlist [See Full List] by Ask4bigneyo(m): 1:35pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
Up liverpool 3 Likes |
Re: 7 Liverpool Players Named In 30-Man Ballon d'Or Shortlist [See Full List] by crazyABO(m): 1:35pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
Liverpool really stayed woke AC Milan my team just no one rise again 5 Likes |
Re: 7 Liverpool Players Named In 30-Man Ballon d'Or Shortlist [See Full List] by temmypotter(m): 1:35pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
LM10. But what does a french magazine know about football, won't be surprised if VVD gets it. 2 Likes |
Re: 7 Liverpool Players Named In 30-Man Ballon d'Or Shortlist [See Full List] by Femich18(m): 1:36pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
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Re: 7 Liverpool Players Named In 30-Man Ballon d'Or Shortlist [See Full List] by HotSpotsNG: 1:36pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
It is well @HotSpots NG 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: 7 Liverpool Players Named In 30-Man Ballon d'Or Shortlist [See Full List] by Nobody: 1:36pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
Congratulations to Lionel Messi in advance. Frankly speaking, these other guys are just escorting Messi to collect the award. Messi deserves a nobel price for his football skills. 41 Likes 5 Shares
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Re: 7 Liverpool Players Named In 30-Man Ballon d'Or Shortlist [See Full List] by Suspect33(m): 1:36pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
okay... every little thing that we do on this earth matters and it will either take us to Heaven or Hell. Choose Jesus while you still have time! Death waits for no man 10 Likes |
Re: 7 Liverpool Players Named In 30-Man Ballon d'Or Shortlist [See Full List] by slopolite: 1:37pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
Liverpool is d bomb... Sala want kee person https://youtu.be/qkOELwZzVfc |
Re: 7 Liverpool Players Named In 30-Man Ballon d'Or Shortlist [See Full List] by kushercain: 1:37pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
In a couple of years Osimhen Chukwueze and co to dominate. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 7 Liverpool Players Named In 30-Man Ballon d'Or Shortlist [See Full List] by Tarabye: 1:37pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
. 16 Likes |
Re: 7 Liverpool Players Named In 30-Man Ballon d'Or Shortlist [See Full List] by sylve11: 1:38pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
Happy for Chukwueze. |
Re: 7 Liverpool Players Named In 30-Man Ballon d'Or Shortlist [See Full List] by Nobody: 1:38pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
My final 5 picks are...
Mane
Van Dijk
Messi.
Ronaldo
Hazard 1 Like |
Re: 7 Liverpool Players Named In 30-Man Ballon d'Or Shortlist [See Full List] by jayextra(m): 1:39pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
Let the best Man win |
Re: 7 Liverpool Players Named In 30-Man Ballon d'Or Shortlist [See Full List] by MichaelUweh(m): 1:40pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
Which one is Ballon d'or again ? I thought it was replaced with UEFA best player award. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: 7 Liverpool Players Named In 30-Man Ballon d'Or Shortlist [See Full List] by MackDams(m): 1:40pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
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Re: 7 Liverpool Players Named In 30-Man Ballon d'Or Shortlist [See Full List] by Nobody: 1:41pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
temmypotter:It is their authenticity and publicity that made this award almost at par with FIFA best, if not even more prestigious than FIFA's own at the moment. 5 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: 7 Liverpool Players Named In 30-Man Ballon d'Or Shortlist [See Full List] by Temptee101(m): 1:41pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
MESSI one more time The GOAT like no other 6 Likes |
Re: 7 Liverpool Players Named In 30-Man Ballon d'Or Shortlist [See Full List] by blizzers(m): 1:43pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
Mahrez in 30 man list? How? 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: 7 Liverpool Players Named In 30-Man Ballon d'Or Shortlist [See Full List] by ddippset(m): 1:46pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
1. Van Dijk 2. Messi 3. Ronaldo 4. Mane 5. Sarah That's how they will end up. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: 7 Liverpool Players Named In 30-Man Ballon d'Or Shortlist [See Full List] by Nobody: 1:46pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
logon599: Keane has always been an overrated player. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: 7 Liverpool Players Named In 30-Man Ballon d'Or Shortlist [See Full List] by Thegamingorca(m): 1:55pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
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