2024 balandor nominees announced hakan chal hanu among the elite the highly anticipated 2024 balandor nominees have been revealed and there's exciting news for Turkish football fans interm Milan star hakan chal hanu has made the prestigious 30-man short list for the coveted award this marks a significant moment as he stands shoulder-to-shoulder with football's Elite including the Kil mbappe and Tony Cruz in a surprising twist Lionel Messi who has won the award a record eight times and Cristiano Ronaldo a five-time winner are both absent from the list for the first time since 2003 this marks the end of an era and opens the door for new stars like chal hanu to shine the balandor ceremony will take place on October 28th in Paris where the world will find out who will take home football's highest individual honor with Messi and Ronaldo out of the race all eyes are on new contenders could this be chanu's moment of Glory since 1956 the balandor has been awarded annually to the world's best footballer and this year's competition is already shaping up to be one of the most exciting in recent memory