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There are only a few hours left to know which footballer is the winner of the 2021 Ballon d'Or, after the award was declared vacant last year due to the pandemic.
What is the Ballon d'Or?
The Ballon D'Or, awarded by France Football magazine, is the most prestigious accolade an individual player can win in world football.
The award was created in 1956.
When is the Ballon D'Or delivered?
This Monday, November 29, in Paris.
The awards show will begin at 2 pm ET.
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Who have been the most awarded?
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the players most awarded with the award, with 6 and 5 Ballon d'Or, respectively.
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Winners of recent years
Here are the winners of the last ten years:
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2020: There was no award
2019: Lionel Messi
2018: Luka Modric
2017: Cristiano Ronaldo
2016: Cristiano Ronaldo
2015: Lionel Messi
2014: Cristiano Ronaldo
2013: Cristiano Ronaldo
2012: Lionel Messi
2011: Lionel Messi
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Who are the nominees for 2021?
There are 30 candidates to win the Ballon D'Or 2021.
Here is the list collected by UEFA:
César Azpilicueta (Spanish, plays for Chelsea)
Nicolò Barella (Italian, plays for Inter)
Karim Benzema (French, plays for Real Madrid)
Leonardo Bonucci (Italian, for Juventus)
Giorgio Chiellini (Italian, for Juventus)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portuguese, Manchester United)
Kevin De Bruyne (Belgian, plays for Manchester City)
Rúben Dias (Portuguese, plays for Manchester City)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italian, Paris Saint-Germain
Bruno Fernandes (Portuguese, Manchester United)
Phil Foden (English, plays for Manchester City)
Erling Haaland (Norwegian, Dortmund)
Jorginho (Italian, plays for Chelsea)
Harry Kane (English
, plays for
Tottenham)
N'Golo Kanté (French, plays for Chelsea)
Simon Kjaer (Danish, from Milan)
Lautaro Martínez (Argentine, plays for Inter)
Robert Lewandowski (Polish, plays for Bayern Munich)
Romelu Lukaku (Belgian, from Chelsea)
Riyad Mahrez (Algerian, plays for Manchester City)
Kylian Mbappé (French, from Paris Saint-Germain)
Lionel Messi (Argentine, from Paris Saint-Germain)
Luka Modrić (Croatian, plays for Real Madrid)
Gerard Moreno (Spanish, plays for Villarreal)
Mason Mount (English, from Chelsea)
Neymar (Brazilian, plays for Paris Saint-Germain)
Pedri (Spanish, for Barcelona)
Mohamed Salah (Egyptian, plays for Liverpool)
Raheem Sterling (English, for Manchester City)
Luis Suárez (Uruguayan, plays for Atlético de Madrid)
And the female Ballon D'or?
Ada Hegerberg received the Women's Ballon d'Or in 2018 and Megan Rapinoe in 2019.
Here is the list of the nominees for 2021:
Kadidiatou Diani (French, from PSG)
Fran Kirby (English, plays for Chelsea)
Jennifer Hermoso (Spanish, from FC Barcelona)
Christiane Endler (Chilean, from PSG / OL)
Christine Sinclair (Canadian, plays with Thorns FC)
Ashley Lawrence ( Canadian, from PSG)
Irene Paredes (Spanish, from PSG / FC Barcelona)
Jessie Fleming (Canadian, from Chelsea)
Lieke Martens (Dutch, from FC Barcelona)
Sandra Panos (Spanish, plays with FC Barcelona)
Viviane Miedema (Dutch, from Arsenal)
Ellen White (English, plays for Manchester City)
Pernille Harder (Danish, Chelsea)
Samantha Mewis (Canadian, plays for North Carolina Courage)
Wendie Renard (French, OL)
Marie-Antoinette Katoto (French, plays for PSG)
Stina Blackstenius (Danish,
plays for
Häcken)
Magdalena Eriksson (Swedish, plays for Chelsea)
Sam Kerr (Australian
, plays for
Chelsea)
Alexia Putellas (Spanish, plays for FC Barcelona)
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