Ballon D’or 2023: England youngsters and Lionesses nominated, Haaland or Messi? And no CR7 for the first time since 2003

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The shortlist for the 2023 Ballon D’or award have been confirmed with many expected names but some surprises on the cards. We take a look at the nominees for both the men’s and women’s awards, after a mesmerising year of football.

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00:00 England stars Bukayo Saka and Jude Bellingham have been included on the shortlist for the

00:07 2023 Men's Ballon d'Or award, while Lionesses Mary Earps, Millie Bright, Rachel Daly and

00:13 Georgia Stamway have been nominated for the Women's Award.

00:18 Seven-time winner Lionel Messi led Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar for the first

00:23 time since 1986.

00:26 He's joint favourite with Manchester City's Erling Haaland and there'll be no Cristiano

00:30 Ronaldo for the first time since 2003.

00:37 Other awards on the night include the Yashin Trophy for goalkeepers with Aston Villa World

00:41 Cup winning shot stopper Emi Martinez leading the odds for the trophy.

00:46 The Copa trophy awards the best under-21 players in the world with Jude Bellingham leading

00:51 the line, followed by Barcelona duo Gavi and Pedri and Real Madrid's Eduardo Camavinga.

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