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.

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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)