THE 68th edition of the Ballon dOr will take place TONIGHT and rankings are starting to be revealed.

This years ceremony will be the first time in 21 years that neither Lionel Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo have been nominated in the mens category.

APLionel Messi won the Ballon dOr for an eighth time last year[/caption]

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The two footballing icons have shared 13 of the past 16 awards, eight going to Messi and five for Ronaldo.

Karim Benzema and Luka Modric are also not included in the 30-man shortlist, meaning a first-time winner is guaranteed.

Real Madrid pair Vinicius Jr and Jude Bellingham are amongst the favourites after helping Los Blancos to win the Champions League, LaLiga and the Spanish Super Cup last season.

Manchester Citys Rodri is also a strong contender for the iconic award after winning the Premier League for a fourth time with the Cityzens and helping Spain to Euro 2024 glory on the international stage.

Ballon dOr 2024 full results

SunSport brings you the full finishing order for the 2024 Ballon dOr:

=29th Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine, Dnipro / Girona / Roma)

=29th Mats Hummels (Germany, Borussia Dortmund)

28th Alejandro Grimaldo (Spain, Bayer Leverkusen)

27th Vitinha (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)

26th Declan Rice (England, Arsenal)

25th Cole Palmer (England, Manchester City / Chelsea)

24th William Saliba (France, Arsenal)

23rd Ruben Dias (Portugal, Manchester City)

22nd Antonio Rudiger (Germany, Real Madrid)

21st Bukayo Saka (England, Arsenal)

20th Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey, Inter)

19th Martin Odegaard (Norway, Arsenal)

18th Emiliano Martínez (Argentina, Aston Villa)

17th Federico Valverde (Uruguay, Real Madrid)

16th Granit Xhaka (Switzerland, Bayer Leverkusen)

15th Nico Williams (Spain, Athletic Club)

14th Ademola Lookman (Nigeria, Atalanta)

13th Dani Olmo (Spain, Leipzig / Barcelona)

12th Florian Wirtz (Germany, Bayer Leverkusen)

11th Phil Foden (England, Manchester City)

Full results to follow

Who are the Ballon dOr 2024 nominees?

Here are all 30 names on the star-studded shortlist:

Jude Bellingham (England, Real Madrid)
Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey, Inter)
Dani Carvajal (Spain, Real Madrid)
Ruben Dias (Portugal, Manchester City)
Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine, Dnipro / Girona / Roma)
Phil Foden (England, Manchester City)
Alejandro Grimaldo (Spain, Bayer Leverkusen)
Erling Haaland (Norway, Manchester City)
Mats Hummels (Germany, Borussia Dortmund)
Harry Kane (England, Bayern Munich)
Toni Kroos (Germany, Real Madrid)
Ademola Lookman (Nigeria, Atalanta)
Emiliano Martínez (Argentina, Aston Villa)
Lautaro Martínez (Argentina, Inter )
Kylian Mbappe (France, Paris Saint-Germain / Real Madrid)
Martin Odegaard (Norway, Arsenal)
Dani Olmo (Spain, Leipzig / Barcelona)
Cole Palmer (England, Manchester City / Chelsea)
Declan Rice (England, Arsenal)
Rodri (Spain, Manchester City)
Antonio Rudiger (Germany, Real Madrid)
Bukayo Saka (England, Arsenal)
William Saliba (France, Arsenal)
Federico Valverde (Uruguay, Real Madrid)
Vinícius Junior (Brazil, Real Madrid)
Vitinha (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)
Nico Williams (Spain, Athletic Club)
Florian Wirtz (Germany, Bayer Leverkusen)
Granit Xhaka (Switzerland, Bayer Leverkusen)
Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona)

Who has won the most Ballon dOr awards?

Here is a list of all the multiple-time Ballon dOr winners:

Lionel Messi 8: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023
Cristiano Ronaldo 5: 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
Michel Platini 3: 1983, 1984, 1985
Johan Cruyff 3: 1971, 1971, 1974
Marco van Basten 3: 1988, 1989, 1992
Franz Beckenbauer 2: 1972, 1976
Ronaldo 2: 1997, 2002
Alfredo Di Stefano 2: 1957, 1959
Kevin Keegan 2: 1978, 1979
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 2: 1980, 1981