After losing out on the Ballon d’Or, Bruno Fernandes responded on social media.
The 30 finalists for the coveted Ballon d’Or award were announced Thursday afternoon.
The cut included heavy favourites Mohamed Salah, Raphinha, Lamine Yamal, and Ousmane Dembele.
Virgil van Dijk, Viktor Gyokeres, Cole Palmer, Florian Wirtz, Scott McTominay, Alexis Mac Allister, and Harry Kane were also among them.
Despite his valiant efforts for the Red Devils during the 24–25 season, Manchester United captain Fernandes was unable to find a spot.
Fernandes still managed to collect 19 goals and 19 assists in 57 games across all competitions during United’s really awful season.
The Portuguese spoke out on social media Thursday night in response to the Ballon d’Or nominations.
Fernandes retweeted McTominay’s nomination on his official Instagram account, writing, “Buzzing for you my friend.”
What time will the Ballon d’Or be presented?
The 2025 Ballon d’Or winner will be announced on September 22 at Paris’s Theatre du Chatelet.
Rodri, a Manchester City star, currently holds the trophy after defeating Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Jr. of Real Madrid the previous year.
The complete list of all 30 nominees for the Ballon d’Or
(Paris-Saint-Germain, France) Ousmane Dembele
Italian player Gianluigi Donnarumma of Paris-Saint-Germain
Jude Bellingham (England, Real Madrid)
Desire Doue (France’s Paris-Saint-Germain)
Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands, Inter Milan)
Guinea’s Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund)
Erling Haaland (Norway, Manchester City)
Gyokeres Viktor (Arsenal, Sweden)
(Paris Saint-Germain, Morocco) Achraf Hakimi
Harry Kane (England, Bayern Munich)
Georgia’s Paris Saint-Germain’s Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Lewandowski Robert (Barcelona, Poland)
Argentina’s Alexis Mac Allister, who lives in Liverpool
Argentina’s Inter Milan’s Lautaro Martinez
Scott McTominay, from Scotland’s Napoli
France’s Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe
Nuno Mendes (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)
Joao Neves (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)
Barcelona, Spain’s Pedri
Cole Palmer, an Englishman from Chelsea
France’s Bayern Munich is home to Michael Olise.
Raphinha (Brazil, Barcelona)
Declan Rice, who is from Arsenal in England
(Paris Saint-Germain, Spain) Fabian Ruiz
Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands, Liverpool)
(Real Madrid, Brazil) Vinicius Jr.
Mohamed Salah (Egypt, Liverpool)
Florian Wirtz (Germany, Liverpool)
Barcelona, Spain’s Lamine Yamal and Paris Saint-Germain, Portugal’s Vitinha
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