"I genuinely wasn't expecting it, so when I first saw it I wasn't quite sure if it was legit."
"It's pretty cool to be included in that kind of company,"
"genuinely cannot believe"
"It's huge for me just to be in the same room and on the same list as these players, so as much as I wasn't expecting it, I'm just trying to roll with it and enjoy it."
Caroline Weir was named among the 30 players on the 2025 Ballon d'Or shortlist. The 30-year-old midfielder spent the summer watching the European Championship on television instead of playing for Scotland and missed out on her third major tournament in a row. Real Madrid form in her self-proclaimed "comeback season" after 11 months out with a serious knee injury earned the nomination. The nomination marks the first time a female Scot has been shortlisted for the award. Weir ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament in a Nations League draw with Belgium at Hampden nearly two years earlier and had previously scored 28 goals in all competitions in her first season in Spain. She plans to enjoy the Paris ceremony and "soak it all in."
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