Modric, Ronaldo, Messi all nominated for Golden Ball

By pageGoal, the three most promising candidates include Modric, Ronaldo and Griezmann. Modric and Ronaldo's advantage is that they both contributed greatly to Real's Champions League title, while Griezmann stands out with his World Cup title. The Croatian star also has another advantage of bringing the team to the World Cup final.

Messi is also a strong candidate. Last season, M10 not only helped Barca win the domestic double, but also was the top scorer in Europe.

The Golden Ball award will be voted on by sports journalists around the world. On December 3, the magazineFrance FootballThe winner will be announced in Paris, France.

In addition to the award for male players, this year, the Golden Ball has an award for female players for the first time. The list of 15 female candidates includes: Lucy Bronze (Lyon), Pernille Harder (Bremen), Ada Hegerberg (Lyon), Amandine Henry (Lyon), Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns), Fran Kirby (Chelsea), Sam Kerr (Red Stars Chicago), Saki Kumagai (Lyon), Amel Majri (Lyon), Dzsenifer Marozsan (Lyon), Marta (Orlando Pride), Lieke Martens (Barca), Megan Rapinoe (Seattle Reign), Wendie Renard (Lyon), Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns).

Similarly, for the first time, the Golden Ball held a vote for the award for the best U21 player with 10 candidates including: Houssem Aouar (Lyon), Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Patrick Cutrone (Milan), Ritsu Doan (Groningue), Gianluigi Donnarumma (Milan), Amadou Haidara (Red Bull Salzbourg), Justin Kluivert (Roma), Kylian Mbappé (PSG), Christian Pulisic (Dortmund), Rodrygo (Santos).

The 30 candidates competing for the Golden Ball award for male players include:Sergio Agüero (Man City FC), Alisson Becker (Liverpool), Gareth Bale (Real), Karim Benzema (Real), Edinson Cavani (PSG), Thibaut Courtois (Real), Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), Diego Godín (Atlético), Antoine Griezmann (Atlético), Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Isco (Real), Harry Kane (Tottenham), N'golo Kanté (Chelsea), Hugo Lloris (Tottenham), Mario Mandzukic (Juventus), Sadio Mané (Liverpool), Marcelo (Real), Kylian Mbappé (PSG), Lionel Messi (Barca), Luka Modric (Real), Neymar (PSG), Jan Oblak (Atlético), Paul Pogba (Man Utd), Ivan Rakitic (Barca), Sergio Ramos (Real), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Luis Súarez (Barca), Raphaël Varane (Real).