BREAKING: 2026 Ballon d’Or: Full list of nominees officially confirmed

France Football, the organisers of the Ballon d’Or award, have officially released their shortlist of nominees for the 2026 edition.

The lists were published on their website on Tuesday.

PSG’s Ousmane Dembele is the current holder of the prize, having beaten Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal to it last year.

This year’s Ballon d’Or will take place in London, UK on October 26.

LIST OF NOMINEES

Women’s Club of the Year:

Barcelona

Bayern Munich

Club América

Manchester City

OL Lyonnes

Men’s Club of the Year:

Arsenal

Bayern Munich

Bodø/Glimt

Flamengo

Paris Saint-Germain

More to follow…