.Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were each ended the listing of nominees for this year's Ballon d'Or honor, marking the first time neither superstar was chosen due to the fact that 2003. Tape eight-time winner Messi, as well as his longtime competing Ronaldo, that possesses five Ballon d'Ors to his name, did not component Wednesday in a checklist of 30 players in the running for this year's prize, which are going to exist Oct. 28. Editor's Picks1 RelatedVinicius Junior, Rodri, Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappu00e9, Erling Haaland as well as Harry Kane are actually among the names nominated.Teammates Vinicius and also Bellingham aided True Madrid gain LaLiga and also the group's 16th Champions Game label last season, while Haaland led the Premier Game in objectives racked up as well as Kane performed the very same for Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga.Earlier this summer season, Mbappu00e9 eventually closed his counted on transfer to Madrid after spending six seasons at PSG.Messi, who is actually operating his way back coming from trauma along with group edge Inter Miami, succeeded the award last year.Messi, 37, gained his 1st Ballon d'Or in 2009-- the beginning of a four-year streak of taking the leading prize. He was actually initial chosen in 2006. Ronaldo as well as Messi turned the competition in to an almost two-way contest during the height of their careers-- gaining it a consolidated 13 times coming from 2008. Ronaldo's very first election was 2004. On the ladies's side, 5 united state stars created the list of nominees, including captain and also midfielder Lindsey Horan, goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher and forwards Trinity Rodman, Sophia Smith as well as Mallory Swanson, a couple of weeks after assisting the Americans win the 2024 Olympic gold medal in women's soccer.Aitana Bonmatu00ed, Mariona Caldentey, Patri Guijarro, Salma Paralluelo and also Alexia Putellas are the five Spanish players nominated for the award. Spain completed 4th at the Olympics, one year after succeeding the Planet Mug. The honor has headed to Spanish players in each of recent three years, twice to Putellas and in 2014 to Bonmatu00ed.England, beaten through Spain in the 2023 Planet Cup ultimate, possesses 3 candidates-- Lauren Hemp, Lauren James as well as Lucy Bronze.Information from The Associated Push contributed to this document.