Rising Stars Reign: England Phenoms Saka and Bellingham Shine on Ballon d'Or 2023 Shortlist, Alongside Four Lionesses

England's Bukayo Saka and Jude Bellingham have made it to the shortlist for the 2023 men's Ballon d'Or award. Similarly, Lionesses Mary Earps, Millie Bright, Rachel Daly, and Georgia Stanway have been nominated for the women's category. On Tuesday, Saka was honored as the England men's player of the year, and his exceptional performances for Arsenal and the national team resulted in his inclusion on the 30-man shortlist. Bellingham, his England teammate, has also been recognized for his outstanding season at both Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid, where he recently transferred.

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Daly's outstanding performance in the WSL has gained recognition. With her remarkable achievement of scoring 22 goals for Aston Villa, she has set a new record in the WSL. As a result, she has been nominated for the prestigious women's Ballon d'Or, alongside her England team-mates Earps, Bright, and Stanway. These talented individuals played crucial roles in the Lionesses' journey to the World Cup final last month.

The winners will be announced when the Ballon d'Or 2023 ceremony takes place at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris on October 30.

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Here are the nominations lists for 2023 Ballon d'Or, the Women's Ballon d'Or, Yashin Trophy and the Kopa Trophy...

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Men's Ballon d'Or: Nominees...

Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)

Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)

Martin Odegaard (Arsenal)

Erling Haaland (Man City)

Bernardo Silva (Man City)

Kevin De Bruyne (Man City)

Rodri (Man City)

Julian Alvarez (Man City)

Ruben Dias (Man City)

Josko Gvardiol (Man City)

Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

Andre Onana (Man United)

Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)

Lionel Messi (Inter Miami)

Kylian Mbappe (PSG)

Randal Kolo Muani (PSG)

Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich)

Kim Min-Jae (Bayern Munich)

Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad)

Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid)

Luka Modric (Real Madrid)

Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona)

Ilkay Gundogan (Barcelona)

Victor Osimhen (Napoli)

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli)

Nicola Barella (Inter Milan)

Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan)

Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)

Yassine Bounou (Al Hilal)

Women's Ballon d'Or: Nominees...

Millie Bright(Chelsea)

Rachel Daly (Aston Villa)

Georgia Stanway (Bayern Munich)

Sam Kerr (Chelsea)

Guro Reiten (Chelsea)

Katie Mccabe (Arsenal)

Khadija Shaw (Man City)

Jill Roord (Man City)

Yui Hasegawa (Man City)

Hayley Raso (Real Madrid)

Amanda Ilestedt (Arsenal)

Hinata Miyazawa (Man United)

Daphne Van Domselaar (Aston Villa)

Mapi Leon (Barcelona)

Asisat Oshoala (Barcelona)

Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona)

Patricia Guijarro (Barcelona)

Fridolina Rolfo (Barcelona)

Salma Paralluelo (Barcelona)

Olga Ramona (Real Madrid)

Linda Caicedo (Real Madrid)

Alba Redondo (Levante)

Wendie Renard (Lyon)

Kadidiatou Diani (Lyon)

Alexandra Popp (Wolfsburg)

Ewa Pajor (Wolfsburg)

Lena Oberdorf (Wolfsburg)

Debinha (Kansas City)

Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns)

Yashin Trophy: Nominees...

Ederson (Manchester City)

Andre Onana (Inter Milan)

Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)

Marc Andre Ter Stegen (Barcelona)

Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)

Mike Maignan (AC Milan)

Yassine Bounou ( Al-Hilal)

Brice Samba (RC Lens)

Dominik Livakovic (Fenerbahce)

Kopa Trophy: Nominees

Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid)

Gavi (Barcelona)

Pedri (FC Barcelona)

Alejandro Balde (Barcelona)

Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich)

Rasmus Hojlund (Manchester United)

Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig)

Antonio Silva (Benfica)

Elye Wahi (RC Lens)

The winners will be announced when the Ballon d'Or 2023 ceremony takes place at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris on October 30.