The 2026 Ballon d'Or ceremony takes place on Monday, with Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal the frontrunners for the men's award.

Ballon d'Or men's nominees

While Harry Kane, Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe are the favourites, there are 30 players in total looking to scoop the prize.

Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid/England)

Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona/Spain)

Marc Cucurella (Real Madrid/Spain)

Ousmane Dembele (Paris St-Germain/France)

Luis Diaz (Bayern Munich/Colombia)

Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United/Portugal)

Gabriel (Arsenal/Brazil)

Achraf Hakimi (Paris St-Germain/Morocco)

Harry Kane (Bayern Munich/England)

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris St-Germain/Georgia)

Lamine Yamal (Barcelona/Spain)

Sadio Mane (Al-Nassr/Senegal)

Marquinhos (Paris St-Germain/Brazil)

Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan/Argentina)

Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid/France)

Nuno Mendes (Paris St-Germain/Portugal)

Lionel Messi (Inter Miami/Argentina)

Joao Neves (Paris St-Germain/Portugal)

Michael Olise (Bayern Munich/France)

Willian Pacho (Paris St-Germain/Ecuador)

Julian Quinones (Al-Qadsiah/Mexico)

Declan Rice (Arsenal/England)

Rodri (Barcelona/Spain)

Fabian Ruiz (Paris St-Germain/Spain)

William Saliba (Arsenal/France)

Ferran Torres (Paris St-Germain/Spain)

Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich/France)

Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid/Brazil)

Vitinha (Paris St-Germain/Portugal)