{"id":1561,"date":"2026-10-26T20:15:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T20:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/26\/2026-ballon-dor-bellingham-vinicius-miss-out-on-top-10\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T20:15:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T20:15:53","slug":"2026-ballon-dor-bellingham-vinicius-miss-out-on-top-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/26\/2026-ballon-dor-bellingham-vinicius-miss-out-on-top-10\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Ballon d\u2019Or: Bellingham, Vinicius miss out on top 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"59.012807881773\">\n<p>Real Madrid stars Jude Bellingham and Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior have missed out on the top 10 of the 2026 men\u2019s Ballon d\u2019Or rankings, finishing 11th and 17th respectively.\n<\/p>\n<p>The rankings for positions 11 to 30 were released ahead of the awards ceremony at the London Palladium in England on Monday, with the final 10 contenders remaining in the race for the prestigious individual prize.\n<\/p>\n<p>According to the official Ballon d\u2019Or rankings, Bellingham finished 11th, while Vin\u00edcius was placed 17th.\n<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona midfielder Pau Cubars\u00ed came 12th, Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi finished 13th, and PSG midfielder Vitinha placed 14th.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice was 15th, followed by Barcelona forward Ferran Torres in 16th.\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top 10 contenders<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p>The following 10 players made the top 10, although their final positions were yet to be announced at the time of publication. They are listed in no particular order.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9<br \/>\u2013 Erling Haaland<br \/>\u2013 Harry Kane<br \/>\u2013 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia<br \/>\u2013 Lamine Yamal<br \/>\u2013 Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<br \/>\u2013 Lionel Messi<br \/>\u2013 Michael Olise<br \/>\u2013 Rodri<br \/>\u2013 Fabi\u00e1n Ruiz\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Full men\u2019s Ballon d\u2019Or rankings: 11th\u201330th<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>11 \u2013 Jude Bellingham\n<\/p>\n<p>12 \u2013 Pau Cubars\u00ed\n<\/p>\n<p>13 \u2013 Achraf Hakimi\n<\/p>\n<p>14 \u2013 Vitinha\n<\/p>\n<p>15 \u2013 Declan Rice<\/p>\n<p>16 \u2013 Ferran Torres <\/p>\n<div class=\"read-also\">\n<header>Related News<\/header>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>17 \u2013 Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior\n<\/p>\n<p>18 \u2013 Marc Cucurella\n<\/p>\n<p>19 \u2013 Jo\u00e3o Neves\n<\/p>\n<p>20 \u2013 Willian Pacho\n<\/p>\n<p>21 \u2013 Gabriel Magalh\u00e3es\n<\/p>\n<p>22 \u2013 Lautaro Mart\u00ednez<\/p>\n<p>23 \u2013 Nuno Mendes\n<\/p>\n<p>24 \u2013 Luis D\u00edaz\n<\/p>\n<p>25 \u2013 Marquinhos\n<\/p>\n<p>26 \u2013 Dayot Upamecano\n<\/p>\n<p>27 \u2013 Bruno Fernandes\n<\/p>\n<p>28 \u2013 Juli\u00e1n Qui\u00f1ones\n<\/p>\n<p>29 \u2013 Sadio Man\u00e9<\/p>\n<p>29 \u2013 William Saliba\n<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 ceremony is the 70th edition of the Ballon d\u2019Or awards. The event is being held in London for the first time, having traditionally taken place in Paris.\n                    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"14.852589641434\">\n<p> All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contact\">Contact: <a href=\"\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#8bffe3eeeeefe2ffe4f9cbfbfee5e8e3e5eca5e8e4e6\"> <span class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"b2c6dad7d7d6dbc6ddc0f2c2c7dcd1dadcd59cd1dddf\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/span> <\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Punch Newspapers &#8211; Latest News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid stars Jude Bellingham and Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior have missed out on the top 10 of the 2026 men\u2019s Ballon d\u2019Or rankings, finishing 11th and 17th respectively. 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