Published: October 8, 2021 5:55 pm
Last Updated: October 8, 2021 6:02 pm
The nominees for France Football’s prestigious annual round of individual awards have been unveiled on Friday, featuring a host of noteworthy takeaways.
Neuer & Musiala up for awards
First up ahead of November’s ceremony came the shortlist for the latest Yachine Trophy, the prize for Europe’s standout goalkeeper across the previous 12 months.
As expected, a whole host of the world’s finest shot-stoppers feature, including the likes of Ederson, Jan Oblak and Edouard Mendy:
Here are the last nominees for the 2021 Yachine Trophy! #tropheeyachine
🇨🇷 Keylor Navas
🇦🇷 Emiliano Martinez
🇩🇪 Manuel Neuer
🇸🇮 Jan Oblak
🇸🇮 Samir Handanovic#ballondor pic.twitter.com/rys6ANVDRA— France Football (@francefootball) October 8, 2021
Next up were the candidates for the Kopa Trophy, fought for by the finest up-and-coming talent from across the continent.
An impressive trio of English starlets are up for the accolade, in the form of Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka, Manchester United attacker Mason Greenwood, and Borussia Dortmund sensation Jude Bellingham.
Check out all ten nominees below:
Here are the last nominees for the 2021 Kopa Trophy! #TropheeKopa
🇩🇪 Jamal Musiala
🇩🇪 Florian Wirtz
🏴 Jude Bellingham
🇺🇸 Giovanni Reyna
🇵🇹 Nuno Mendes#ballondor pic.twitter.com/T8ztewKd3y— France Football #BallondOr (@francefootball) October 8, 2021
Mount’s momentous achievement
Of course, this left just football’s most prestigious prize of all – the Ballon d’Or.
The most dominant pair in the history of the golden ball, as expected, feature on the 30-man strong shortlist, with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo joined by the likes of Barcelona sensation Pedri and Euro 2020 hero Simon Kjaer:
🔴 OFFICIEL ! Les 3️⃣0️⃣ nommés pour le Ballon d’Or 2021. ✨ pic.twitter.com/fDJcxA8R8r
— Actu Foot (@ActuFoot_) October 8, 2021
It is the inclusion of one of Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea standouts, though, which has since given rise to an altogether noteworthy statistic.
As revealed a short time ago, in securing a nomination, Mason Mount has become the first Blues Academy product since John Terry back in 2009 to take his place amongst those up for the Ballon d’Or award.
Mason Mount becomes the first Chelsea Academy player to be nominated for the Ballon d’Or since John Terry in 2009.
The Boy Who Had A Dream. 💫 pic.twitter.com/dUu0hVkj7I
— London Is Blue Podcast ⭐️⭐️ (@LondonBluePod) October 8, 2021
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Premier League table
| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Chelsea FC | 7 | 12 | 16 |
| 2 | Liverpool FC | 7 | 11 | 15 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 7 | 11 | 14 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 7 | 8 | 14 |
| 5 | Everton FC | 7 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| 7 | Brentford FC | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | -4 | 12 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | Arsenal FC | 7 | -5 | 10 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | -1 | 9 |
| 13 | Leicester City | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 7 | -3 | 7 |
| 15 | Watford FC | 7 | -3 | 7 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 7 | -7 | 6 |
| 17 | Southampton FC | 7 | -5 | 4 |
| 18 | Burnley FC | 7 | -6 | 3 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 7 | -8 | 3 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 7 | -14 | 1 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 6 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City | 6 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 5 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 4 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 4 |
| Maupay, Neal | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 |
| Sarr, Ismaila | Watford FC | 4 |
| Townsend, Andros | Everton FC | 3 |
| Benrahma, Said | West Ham United | 3 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 |
| Gray, Demarai | Everton FC | 3 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 3 |
| Lukaku, Romelu | Chelsea FC | 3 |
| Calvert-Lewin, Dominic | Everton FC | 3 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 3 |
| Hwang, Hee-chan | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 3 |
| Greenwood, Mason | Manchester United | 3 |
| Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 2 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester City | 2 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 0 | 4 |
| Skipp, Oliver | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 4 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 0 | 3 |
| Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 0 | 3 |
| Rice, Declan | West Ham United | 0 | 3 |
| Cooper, Liam | Leeds United | 0 | 3 |
| Norgaard, Christian | Brentford FC | 0 | 3 |
| Tarkowski, James | Burnley FC | 0 | 3 |
| Veltman, Joel | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 3 |
| Brownhill, Josh | Burnley FC | 0 | 3 |
| Etebo, Oghenekaro | Watford FC | 0 | 3 |
| Djenepo, Moussa | Southampton FC | 0 | 3 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 0 | 1 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 0 | 2 |
| Maupay, Neal | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 2 |
| Jimenez, Raul | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 2 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 0 | 2 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 0 | 2 |
| Alonso, Marcos | Chelsea FC | 0 | 2 |
| Ward Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 1 | 1 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 7 |
| Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 4 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester City | 4 |
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 3 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 3 |
| Saint-Maximin, Allan | Newcastle United | 3 |
| Kovacic, Mateo | Chelsea FC | 3 |
| Townsend, Andros | Everton FC | 2 |
| Benrahma, Said | West Ham United | 2 |
| Ings, Danny | Aston Villa | 2 |
| Toney, Ivan | Brentford FC | 2 |
| Jimenez, Raul | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 2 |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 2 |
| Azpilicueta, Cesar | Chelsea FC | 2 |
| Gross, Pascal | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 |
| King, Joshua | Watford FC | 2 |
| Pereira, Ricardo | Leicester City | 2 |
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 2 |
| Rice, Declan | West Ham United | 2 |
