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Arsenal earn seven nominations at 2026 Ballon d’Or awards

Arsenal and Mikel Arteta have been shortlisted for honours at this year’s Ballon d’Or awards following the club’s Premier League triumph and run to the Champions League final.

The Gunners are in contention for Men’s Club of the Year, while Arteta has been nominated for the Men’s Coach of the Year award.

Several Arsenal players are also in the running for individual honours. Declan Rice, Gabriel and William Saliba have all been included on the 30-man Ballon d’Or shortlist, with David Raya nominated for the Yashin Trophy, awarded to the world’s best goalkeeper.

Arsenal Women forward Mariona Caldentey is among the nominees for the Ballon d’Or Feminin.

The 70th edition of the prestigious awards ceremony will take place in London on 26 October. Presented annually by France Football, which is owned by L’Equipe Group, the event has been co-organised with UEFA since 2024.

This year’s choice of venue is also a nod to English football history. Sir Stanley Matthews won the inaugural Ballon d’Or 70 years ago, becoming the first recipient of the award in 1956.

Congratulations to all the Arsenal nominees – top work!

Ballon d’Or

Jude Bellingham, Real Madrid

Pau Cubarsi, Barcelona

Marc Cucurella, Chelsea / Real Madrid

Ousmane Dembele, Paris Saint-Germain

Luis Diaz, Bayern Munich

Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United

Gabriel, Arsenal

Erling Haaland, Manchester City

Achraf Hakimi, Paris Saint-Germain

Harry Kane, Bayern Munich

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Paris Saint-Germain

Lamine Yamal, Barcelona

Sadio Mane, Al Nassr

Marquinhos, Paris Saint-Germain

Lautaro Martinez, Inter Milan

Kylian Mbappe, Real Madrid

Nuno Mendes, Paris Saint-Germain

Lionel Messi, Inter Miami

Joao Neves, Paris Saint-Germain

Michael Olise, Bayern Munich

Willian Pacho, Paris Saint-Germain

Julian Quinones, Al Qadsiah

Declan Rice, Arsenal

Rodri, Manchester City / Barcelona

Fabian Ruiz, Paris Saint-Germain

William Saliba, Arsenal

Ferran Torres, Barcelona/ Paris Saint-Germain

Dayot Upamecano, Bayern Munich

Vinicius Junior, Real Madrid

Vitinha, Paris Saint-Germain

Ballon d’Or Feminin

Selma Bacha, Lyon

Barbra Banda, Orlando Pride

Klara Buhl, Bayern Munich

Esmee Brugts, Barcelona

Mariona Caldentey, Arsenal

Scarlett Camberos, Club America

Kerstin Casparij, Manchester City

Temwa Chawinga, Kansas City Current

Cata Coll, Barcelona

Melchie Dumornay, Lyon

Caroline Graham Hansen, Barcelona

Alex Greenwood, Manchester City

Patri Guijarro, Barcelona

Pernille Harder, Bayern Munich

Yui Hasegawa, Manchester City

Rose Lavelle, Gotham FC

Mapi Leon, Barcelona / London City Lionesses

Lorena, Kansas City Current

Melvine Malard, Manchester United / Chelsea

Manaka Matsukubo, North Carolina Courage / Chelsea

Vivianne Miedema, Manchester City

Ewa Pajor, Barcelona

Claudia Pina, Barcelona

Alexia Putellas, Barcelona / London City Lionesses

Wendie Renard, Lyon

Alessia Russo, Arsenal

Khadija Shaw, Manchester City

Momoko Tanikawa, Bayern Munich

Caroline Weir,Real Madrid / Lyon

Tessa Wullaert, Inter Milan / Como

Men’s Young Talent

Kerim Alajbegovic, RB Salzburg / Juventus

Ayyoub Bouaddi, Lille/Manchester City

Pau Cubarsi, Barcelona

Yan Diomande, RB Leipzig / Real Madrid

Lennart Karl, Bayern Munich

Eli Junior Kroupi, Bournemouth

Lamine Yamal, Barcelona

Johan Manzambi, Freiburg / Aston Villa

Ibrahm Maza, Bayer Leverkusen

Warren Zaire-Emery, Paris Saint-Germain

Women’s Young Talent

Veerle Buurman, Chelsea

Vicky Lopez, Barcelona

Felicia Schroder, Hacken

Clara Serrajordi, Barcelona

Lily Yohannes, Lyon

Men’s Yashin Trophy (for the best goalkeeper)

Yassine Bounou, Al Hilal

Thibaut Courtois, Real Madrid

Joan Garcia, Barcelona

Gregor Kobel, Borussia Dortmund

Emi Martinez, Aston Villa/Chelsea

Edouard Mendy, Al Ahli

David Raya, Arsenal

Matvey Safonov, Paris Saint-Germain

Unai Simon, Athletic Bilbao

Vozinha, GD Chaves/Colo-Colo

Women’s Yashin Trophy

Ann-Katrin Berger, Gotham FC

Cata Coll, Barcelona

Hannah Hampton, Chelsea

Lorena, Kansas City Current

Ayaka Yamashita, Manchester City

Men’s Club of the Year

Arsenal

Bayern Munich

Bodo/Glimt

Flamengo

Paris Saint-Germain

Women’s Club of the Year

Barcelona

Bayern Munich

Club America

Manchester City

Lyon

Men’s Coach of the Year

Mikel Arteta, Arsenal

Luis de la Fuente, Spain

Unai Emery, Aston Villa

Vincent Kompany, Bayern Munich

Luis Enrique, Paris Saint-Germain

Women’s Coach of the Year

Jonatan Giraldez, Lyon

Andree Jeglertz, Manchester City

Nils Nielsen, Japan / currently unattached

Pere Romeu, Barcelona

Elena Sadiku, BK Hacken

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