France Football and Women’s Ballon d’Or nominees
8 September 2026
France Football’s 30-player Women’s Ballon d’Or shortlist has been revealed, with Alexia Putellas, Alessia Russo, Khadija Shaw, Rose Lavelle and Tessa Wullaert among the nominees. Reigning winner Aitana Bonmati is absent after missing much of the season injured.
No Italian player made the shortlist, although Como are represented by Belgian forward Wullaert. The 2026 Ballon d’Or ceremony will take place in London on 26 October, moving from Paris to honour inaugural winner Stanley Matthews on the award’s 70th anniversary.