Women's Ballon d'Or 2022 nominees announced: Morgan, Mead and Putellas on 30-strong shortlist

Barcelona's captain became only the third female winner of the prize last year, but has she done enough to retain it?

The full list of nominees for the Women's 2022 Ballon d'Or has been announced, with France Football recognising the world's best female players of the past 12 months.

Lyon's Ada Hegerberg won the inaugural Ballon d'Or Feminin back in 2018 and United States Women's national team star Megan Rapinoe scooped the prize the following year, but the Covid-19 pandemic caused the 2020 ceremony to be cancelled.

The voting resumed last year, though, and Barcelona star Alexia Putellas became the third female player to win a Golden Ball, but will her name be up in lights once again on October 17?

Check out the nominees for the Women's Ballon d'Or below:

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