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BREAKING: 2026 Ballon d’Or: Full list of nominees revealed
France Football, organisers of the prestigious Ballon d’Or award, has officially released the shortlist of nominees for the 2026 edition.
The nominees were published on the organisation’s official website on Tuesday.
Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé is the reigning Ballon d’Or winner after beating Barcelona star Lamine Yamal to the award in the previous edition.
This year’s Ballon d’Or will take place in London, UK on October 26.
LIST OF NOMINEES
Women’s Club of the Year:
Barcelona
Bayern Munich
Club América
Manchester City
OL Lyonnes
Men’s Club of the Year:
Arsenal
Bayern Munich
Bodø/Glimt
Flamengo
Paris Saint-Germain
Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year:
Yassine Bounou
Thibaut Courtois
Joan García
Gregor Kobel
Emiliano Martínez
Édouard Mendy
David Raya
Matvey Safonov
Unai Simón
Vozinha
Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year:
Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham FC)
Cata Coll (Barcelona)
Hannah Hampton (Chelsea)
Lorena (Kansas City Current)
Ayaka Yamashita (Manchester City)
Men’s Young Talent of the Year:
Kerim Alajbegović
Ayyoub Bouaddi
Pau Cubarsí
Yan Diomandé
Lennart Karl
Éli Junior Kroupi
Lamine Yamal
Johan Manzambi
Ibrahim Maza
Warren Zaïre-Emery
Women’s Young Talent of the Year:
Veerle Buurman
Vicky López
Felicia Schröder
Clara Serrajordi
Lily Yohannes
Men’s Coach of the Year:
Mikel Arteta (Arsenal)
Luis de la Fuente (Spain)
Unai Emery (Aston Villa)
Vincent Kompany (Bayern Munich)
Luis Enrique (Paris Saint-Germain)
Women’s Coach of the Year:
Jonatan Giráldez (Lyon)
Andrée Jeglertz (Manchester City)
Nils Nielsen (Japan)
Pere Romeu (Barcelona)
Elena Sadiku (Celtic/BK Häcken)
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