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Ballon d'Or award 2023: Messi, Haaland lead nominees - ESPN

06.09.2023 - 19:05 espn.com

Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland lead the 30-man list of candidates for the 2023 Ballon d'Or award after France Football magazine announced the nominees on Wednesday.

Messi's nomination comes a year after he was omitted from the shortlist. Should he win the men's Ballon d'Or this year, it will mark his eighth time winning the award — the second most is Cristiano Ronaldo with five.

In February, Messi also won FIFA the Best award for a second time. — Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) The winner will be announced at a ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris on Oct.

30. Messi led Argentina to win the 2022 World Cup in December — the only major trophy that had eluded him in his 21-year career, finally claiming the trophy at his fifth attempt.

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