The prestigious French magazine “France Football” will award the “Father’s Ball” award tonight.
The novelty of this ceremony will be that this time the performance of the football players will be taken into account for a competitive season and not for a calendar year as it was until now.
A total of seven prizes will be awarded for men and women, while the ceremony will begin at 9:00 p.m.
The main favorite to win the “Golden Ball” this year is the French striker Karim Benzema after an extraordinary season with Real Madrid, where he also won the Champions League and the La Liga title.
For the first time after 17 years, the best footballer in history, Lionel Messi was not included in the narrow circle of 30 players to win the most valuable individual trophy in the world.
The list of 30 players nominated for the “Golden Ball” award:
Thibaut Courtois – Real Madrid
Rafael Leao – AC Milan
Christopher Nkunku – RB Leipzig
Mohamed Salah – Liverpool
Joshua Kimmich – Bayern Munich
Trent Alexander-Arnold – Liverpool
Vinicius Junior – Real Madrid
Bernardo Silva – Manchester City
Luis Diaz – Porto/Liverpool
Robert Lewandowski – Bayern Munich/Barcelona
Riyad Mahrez – Manchester City
Casemiro – Real Madrid/Manchester United
Son Heung-min – Tottenham Hotspur
Fabinho – Liverpool
Karim Benzema – Real Madrid
Mike Maignan – AC Milan
Harry Kane – Tottenham Hotspur
Darein Nunez – Benfica/Liverpool
Phil Foden – Manchester City
Sadio Mane – Liverpool/Bayern Munich
Sebastien Haller – Ajax/Borussia Dortmund
Luka Modric – Real Madrid
Antonio Rudiger – Chelsea/Real Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo – Manchester United
Kevin De Bruyne – Manchester City
Dushan Vlahovic – Fiorentina/Juventus
Virgil van Dijk – Liverpool
Joao Cancelo – Manchester City
Kylian Mbappe – Paris Saint-Germain
Erling Haaland – Borussia Dortmund/Manchester City