The official Ballon d'Or nominations for 2025 have been announced, as the wait to discover the next winner almost comes to an end.
The Ballon d'Or is getting ready to be awarded to the best current player in the world, with 30 names selected in contention for this honour.
Everyone has been wondering and speculating who the winner of this award will be, with many names considered as top contenders.
The full list has been revealed, and now we start to get closer to crowning the best player in the world of football. In almost a month and a half, the top-voted player will be chosen, becoming the Ballon d'Or champion of 2025.
Here, we take a deep dive into the players chosen and who could be the winner of the Ballon d'Or.
Official Ballon d'Or nominees
Erling Haaland (Manchester City and Norway)
Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona and Poland)
Sehou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund and Guinea)
Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid and England)
Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan and Netherlands)
Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan and Argentina)
Viktor Gyokeres (Sporting/Arsenal and Sweden)
Declan Rice (Arsenal and England)
Harry Kane (Bayern Munich and England)
Michael Olise (Bayern Munich and France)
Pedri (Barcelona and Spain)
Raphinha (Barcelona and Brazil)
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona and Spain)
Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool and Argentina)
Mo Salah (Liverpool and Egypt)
Florian Wirtz (Leverkusen/Liverpool and Germany)
Virgil Van Dijk (Liverpool and Netherlands)
Scott Mctominay (Napoli and Scotland)
Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid and France)
Vinicus Junior (Real Madrid and Brazil)
Cole Palmer (Chelsea and England)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain and Italy)
Ousmane Dembele (Paris Saint-Germain and France)
Desire Doue (Paris Saint-Germain and France)
Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain and Morocco)
Fabian Ruiz (Paris Saint-Germain and Spain)
Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain and Portugal)
Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain and Portugal)
João Neves (Paris Saint-Germain and Portugal)
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint-Germain and Georgia)
The top 30 players feature nine Paris Saint-Germain names, making them the club with the most chosen candidates.
Barcelona and Real Madrid, along with Liverpool, have four players each included.
Bayern Munich, Arsenal, and Inter Milan have two of their own involved.
The ceremony is set to take place on Monday, the 22nd of September.