The shortlists for the Ballon d’Or award has been announced, with the list of players up for the trophy which crowns the best male and female player on the planet incredibly intriguing.

There is no standout candidate for either award, with plenty of emerging global superstars all at a very similar level while the likes of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were not included for the male award.

Below are the full list of the Ballon d’Or nominees, as we reveal our ranking for how we think voting should go.

Ballon d’Or nominees, ranking the favorites for male award

The frontrunner for this award is Ousmane Dembele given his goalscoring and general brilliance during PSG’s majestic campaign which saw them crowned champions of Europe. Most of PSG’s squad are in this shortlist, with Hakimi, R

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