Lionel Messi, Jude Bellingham, and Erling Haaland have all been nominated ahead of the 25th Laureus World Sports Awards on April 22.

The nominations were unveiled on Monday in Madrid, Spain.

Messi, who won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award in 2023, is in competition with Haaland this time around.

However, Real Madrid midfielder, Jude Bellingham, has also been nominated for the Laureus Breakthrough of the Year award.