Recently, the Golden Ball organizing committee announced the shortlist of 30 people for the 2024 award.
Jude Bellingham is one of six English players nominated, alongside a domination of stars from European champions Spain.
Of the Three Lions, Bellingham has the best chance of making the cut after winning the Champions League and La Liga with Real Madrid last season. He is joined in the squad by team-mates Harry Kane, Phil Foden, Cole Palmer, Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice.
There are six other players from the Premier League, including Manchester City's Rodri, Erling Haaland and Ruben Dias, Arsenal's Martin Odegaard and William Saliba, and Aston Villa's Emiliano Martinez.
To date, Cristiano Ronaldo in 2008 remains the last Premier League player to win the Ballon d'Or.
Many had expected Lionel Messi to be nominated after winning the 2024 Copa America with Argentina. But the 37-year-old was not included in the nomination list. Ronaldo was also absent, marking the first time in 21 years that neither of them had made the shortlist for the Ballon d'Or.
The Ballon d'Or award will be presented to the best men's player of 2024 on October 28, at the annual ceremony at the Chatelet Theatre in Paris.
