Lionel Messi is bidding for a record-extending seventh men's Ballon d'Or title and will have to beat competition from Cristiano Ronaldo after the pair were named among the 30 nominees for the 2021 award.
Sam Mewis is the only United States women's national team player to be nominated for the Ballon d'Or Feminin, while Canada's Olympic gold-medal-winning team have three players (Jessie Fleming, Ashley Lawrence and Christine Sinclair) on the 20-person shortlist.
Messi's tally of six awards is more than any other player, with Ronaldo (five) the only other player to have won more than three.