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A 30-player shortlist for the 2023 men's Ballon d'Or was published by the award's organizers on Wednesday.

Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland, Mo Salah and Kevin De Bruyne were all among the nominees for the prize, which will be presented to the winner in Paris on October 30.
Messi - who is already a seven-time Ballon d'Or winner - is seen by many as the favorite to top the final vote after he captained Argentina to global glory at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar late last year.

Three other 2022 World Cup winners been been nominated in the shape of Emiliano Martinez, Julian Alvarez and Lautaro Martinez

Full List Of 2023 Men's Ballon d'Or Nominees

Mohamed Salah - Liverpool/Egypt
Jamal Musiala - Bayern Munich/Germany
Karim Benzema - Al-Ittihad/France
Andre Onana - Man United/Cameroon
Josko Gvardiol - Man City/Croatia
Julian Alvarez - Man City/Argentina
Yassine Bounou - Al Hilal/Morocco
Vinicius Jr - Real Madrid/Brazil
Ilkay Gundogan - Barcelona/Germany
Martin Odegaard - Arsenal/Norway
Erling Haaland - Man City/Norway
Nicolo Barella - Inter Milan/Italy
Ruben Dias - Man City/Portugal
Emiliano Martinez - Aston Villa/Argentina
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia - Napoli/Georgia
Bernardo Silva - Manchester City/Portugal
Randal Kolo Muani - PSG/France
Jude Bellingham - Real Madrid/England
Kevin De Bruyne - Manchester City/Belgium
Bukayo Saka - Arsenal/England
Lionel Messi - Inter Miami/Argentina
Rodri - Man City/Spain
Lautaro Martinez - Inter Milan/Argentina
Antoine Griezmann - Atletico Madrid/France
Robert Lewandowski - Barcelona/Poland
Kim Min-jae - Bayern Munich/South Korea
Luka Modric - Real Madrid/Croatia
Kylian Mbappe - PSG/France
Victor Osimhen - Napoli/Nigeria
Harry Kane - Bayern Munich/England

Messi should forget about winning the Ballon d'or

chiefolododo:
Messi should forget about winning the Ballon d'or

you can never say.
They could tell you it was a World Cup year o 🤣

How did the Dwarf get there?

chiefolododo:
Messi should forget about winning the Ballon d'or

The messiFactor can't be ignored