The shortlist for the 2024 Ballon d'Or was unveiled this week, with the biggest headline being the players who didn't make the 30-player cut.
For the first time since 2003 neither Lionel Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo are nominated for world football's biggest prize, while the only other active previous winners Karim Benzema and Luka Modric were also absent, meaning we will see a first-time winner when the gong is handed out on October 28.
