This Wednesday, France Football revealed the 30 nominees for the 2023 Ballon d’Or. This individual distinction rewards the best player of the year 2023. And this year, several players can claim this supreme title.

This Wednesday, France Football lifted the veil on the identity of the finalists for the 2023 Ballon d’Or. There are 30 of them competing for this prestigious trophy rewarding the best player in the world over a season. As a reminder, since last season, the Ballon d’Or formula has changed. From now on, the highest personal distinction in this sport will be given over an entire season (namely 2022-2023), and no longer over a calendar year. The ceremony will take place on October 30, 2023 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, France.

This new formula therefore allows all competitions to be taken into account and that therefore necessarily means the 2022 World Cup. On the old model, the World Cup would not have been taken into account to award this BO. Obviously, when we talk about this edition, we obviously think of Lionel Messi who won the last title that was missing from his XXL prize list. La Pulga, who has already won the Ballon d’Or 7 times, was one of the great architects of his team’s coronation and logically becomes one of the favorites for the title this year. Even if Kylian Mbappé ‘s season at PSG was disappointing, his impact during the World Cup could be important to tickle the other giant of the 30 named: Erling Haaland.

A battle between Haaland and Messi

It’s difficult to see any other competitor than the Norwegian cyborg for this 2023 Ballon d’Or. It’s simple, Erling Haaland was a real goal machine and took Manchester City to a new level . Pep Guardiola’s team was able to win the Premier League, the FA Cup but also and above all the Champions League. And Haaland is not for nothing since he has simply scored 52 goals in 53 matches. An XXL season therefore for the Norwegian which makes him one of the big favorites. He is also accompanied in this list of 30 with several Manchester City teammates (Rodri, Gundogan, Bernardo Silva, De Bruyne, Alvarez, Ruben Dias).

In the radius of the French, Kylian Mbappé is obviously the player who has the best chance of winning it. After its exceptional World Cup, KM7 can claim the final title even if the competition is tough. Antoine Griezmann is also present, as is defending champion Karim Benzema and the surprise Randal Kolo Muani. We therefore find 4 French people this year.

The list of 30 nominees

Josko Gvardiol (Croatia, Leipzig/Manchester City)

Jamal Musiala (Germany, Bayern Munich)

André Onana (Cameroon, Inter Milan/Manchester United)

Karim Benzema (France, Real Madrid/Al-Ittihad)

Mohamed Salah (Egypt, Liverpool)

Bukayo Saka (England, Arsenal)

Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium, Manchester City)

Jude Bellingham (England, Dortmund/Real Madrid)

Randal Kolo Muani (France, Frankfurt/PSG)

Bernardo Silva (Portugal, Manchester City)

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia, Naples)

Nicolo Barella (Italy, Inter Milan)

Emiliano Martinez (Argentina, Aston Villa)

Ruben Dias (Portugal, Manchester City)

Erling Haaland (Norway, Manchester City)

Martin Odegaard (Norway, Arsenal)

Ilkay Gundogan (Germany, Manchester City)

Yassine Bounou (Morocco, Seville)

Julian Alvarez (Argentina, Manchester City)

Vinicius Jr (Brazil, Real Madrid)

Rodri (Spain, Manchester City)

Antoine Griezmann (France, Atletico Madrid)

Lionel Messi (Argentina, PSG/Inter Miami)

Lautaro Martinez (Argentina, Inter Milan)

Robert Lewandowski (Poland, Barcelona)

Kim Min-jae (South Korea, Napoli)

Kylian Mbappe (France, PSG)

Luka Modric (Croatia, Real Madrid)

Victor Osimhen (Nigeria, Naples)

Harry Kane (England, Tottenham/Bayern Munich)

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