LIVE UPDATES [FULL LIST]: 2026 Ballon d’Or nominees

The shortlist for the 2026 Ballon d’Or nominees has been announced, marking the 70th year of the Ballon d’Or to recognise and celebrate great achievements in the world of football across the 2025/26 season.

The nominees were announced via the award body’s X handle on Tuesday.

Nominees for the Men’s and Women’s Striker of the Year, exceptional young talent, goalkeepers, clubs and coaches who excelled across last season were also announced, among other categories.

See the full list below for all nominations across all categories:

Men’s Coach of the Year

Mikel Arteta — Arsenal

Luis de la Fuente — Spain National Team

Unai Emery — Aston Villa

Vincent Kompany — Bayern Munich

Luis Enrique — Paris Saint-Germain

Women’s Coach of the Year

Jonatan Giráldez — OL Lyonnes

Andrée Jeglertz — Manchester City Women

Nils Nielsen — Japan National Team

Pere Romeu — FC Barcelona Femeni

Elena Sadiku — Celtic FC Women/BK Häcken

Men’s Club of the Year

Arsenal

Bayern Munich

Bodø/Glimt

Flamengo

Paris Saint-Germain

Women’s Club of the Year

FC Barcelona

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Bayern Munich

Club América

Manchester City

OL Lyonnes

Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year

Ann-Katrin Berger — Gotham FC/England

Cata Coll — FC Barcelona Femeni/Spain

Hannah Hampton — Chelsea FC/England

Lorena — Kansas City Current/Brazil

Ayaka Yamashita — Manchester City Women

Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year

Yassine Bounou — Al-Hilal/Morocco

Thibaut Courtois — Real Madrid/Belgium

Joan García — FC Barcelona/Spain

Gregor Kobel — Borussia Dortmund/Switzerland

Emiliano Martínez –Aston Villa, Chelsea/Argentina

Edouard Mendy — Al-Ahli/Senegal

David Raya –Arsenal/Spain

Matvey Safonov — Paris Saint-Germain/Russia

Unai Simón — Athletic Bilbao/Spain

Vozinha (Josimar Dias) — GD Chaves, Colo-Colo/Cape Verde

More details to follow….