Paris St-Germain and Argentine standout Lionel Messi did not make the 30-man final list for Ballon d’or, it was announced on Friday.
Messi won the award in 2018 and 2020.
Among those nominated for the honor, awarded by France Football, include Cristian Ronaldo, Kevin DeBruyne, Erling Haaland, Robert Lewandowski and Mohamed Salah, among others.
Here are the 30 nominees:
Karim Benzema, Real Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United
Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City
Kylian Mbappé, Paris Saint-Germain
Erling Haaland, Manchester City (played with Borussia Dortmund last season)
Robert Lewandowski, FC Barcelona (played with Bayern Munich last season)
Mohamed Salah, Liverpool
Sadio Mané, Bayern Munich (played for Liverpool last season)
Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool
Luka Modrić, Real Madrid
Thibaut Courtois, Real Madrid
Casemiro, Real Madrid
Joshua Kimmich, Bayern Munich
Harry Kane, Tottenham
Vinicius Jr., Real Madrid
Trent Alexander-Arnold, Liverpool
João Cancelo, Manchester City
Phil Foden, Manchester City
Riyad Mahrez, Manchester City
Antonio Rüdiger, Real Madrid (played for Chelsea last season)
Fabinho, Liverpool
Luis Díaz, Liverpool
Mike Maignan, AC Milan
Sébastien Haller, Borussia Dortmund (played for AFC Ajax last season)
Rafael Leão, AC Milan
Darwin Núñez, Liverpool (played for S.L. Benfica last season)
Christopher Nkunku, RB Leipzig
Bernardo Silva, Manchester City
Son Heung-min, Tottenham
Dušan Vlahović, Juventus