Six England players nominated for men's Ballon d'Or

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Six players who helped England scope nan Euro 2024 last are connected nan 30-man shortlist for nan 2024 Ballon d'Or.

Captain Harry Kane, midfielders Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden and Declan Rice, and forwards Bukayo Saka and Cole Palmer are successful nan moving for nan prestigious prize, awarded to nan champion antheral footballer successful 2024.

Lamine Yamal - nan Spain and Barcelona winger who only turned 17 successful July - is besides successful nan running.

England reached nan last of Euro 2024 but were beaten 2-1 successful nan last by Spain successful Berlin connected 14 July.

There are a mixed 8 players from Manchester City and Arsenal, who vanished first and 2nd respectively successful nan Premier League, nominated.

Argentina and Inter Miami guardant Lionel Messi, an eight-time Ballon d'Or victor who claimed nan prize successful 2023, does not make nan database this time.

The grant is voted for by a assemblage of journalists from each of nan apical 100 countries successful nan Fifa men's world ranking.

Jude Bellingham (England and Real Madrid)

Ruben Dias (Portugal and Manchester City)

Phil Foden (England and Manchester City)

Federico Valverde (Uruguay and Real Madrid)

Emiliano Martinez (Argentina and Aston Villa)

Erling Haaland (Norway and Manchester City)

Nico Williams (Spain and Athletic Bilbao)

Granit Xhaka (Switzerland and Bayer Leverkusen)

Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine and Roma)

Toni Kroos (former Germany and Real Madrid)

Vinicius Jr (Brazil and Real Madrid)