The French magazine France Football has revealed the list of candidates for the Ballon d'Or award for the best player in the world at a grand ceremony held in France. The French magazine France Football grants the Ballon d'Or award for the best player in the world every year, which was won by the Argentine Lionel Messi last year. The winner is scheduled to be officially announced on October 17 at a grand ceremony.

Ballon d'Or Candidates

The list included the names of several Arab players, namely Salah and Mahrez.

Mohamed Salah – Liverpool, England

Belgian Thibaut Courtois – Real Madrid, Spain

Portuguese Rafael Leão – Milan, Italy

French Christopher Nkunku – RB Leipzig, Germany

German Joshua Kimmich – Bayern Munich, Germany

English Trent Alexander-Arnold - Liverpool, England

Brazilian Vinícius Júnior - Real Madrid, Spain

Portuguese Bernardo Silva - Manchester City, England

Colombian Luis Díaz - Liverpool, England

Polish Robert Lewandowski - Bayern – Barcelona

Algerian Riyad Mahrez – Manchester City, England

Brazilian Casemiro – Real Madrid, Spain

South Korean Son Heung-min – Tottenham, England

Brazilian Fabinho – Liverpool, England

French Karim Benzema – Real Madrid, Spain

Mik Maignan - Milan, Italy

Harry Kane- Tottenham Hotspur, England

Darwin Núñez Benfica – Liverpool, England

Phil Foden - Manchester City, England

Sadio Mané Liverpool – Bayern Munich, Germany

Sébastien Haller - Ajax – Borussia Dortmund, Germany

Luka Modrić - Real Madrid, Spain

Antonio Rüdiger - Chelsea – Real Madrid, Spain

Cristiano Ronaldo - Manchester United, England

Kevin De Bruyne - Manchester City, England

Dusan Vlahovic - Juventus, Italy

Virgil van Dijk - Liverpool, England

Cancelo - Manchester City, England

Kylian Mbappé - Paris Saint-Germain, France

Erling Haaland - Manchester City, England