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Lionel Messi has been left off the 30-man list of Ballon d'Or nominees for the first time since 2005 after the contenders were announced by France Football on Friday.
Beth Mead has been rewarded for helping England win the Women’s Euros by being named on the shortlist for the Ballon d’Or Femenin. England thrilled the nation when going all the way on home soil, with Mead one of the star performers. Ad It was a stunning effort from Mead, who won player of the tournament and the golden boot at Euro 2022.
The shortlists for the various 2022 Ballon d'Or awards will be revealed on Friday afternoon as France Football holds its nominees announcement, and you can follow all the latest developments with us right here. The French publication awards the most prestigious individual prize in football and a live show will be hosted via L'Equipe from 17:30-20:00 UK time, with the nominees for the men's and women's Ballon d'Or revealed.
It’s already time for this year’s Ballon d’Or with the nominations for the shortlist to be announced this Friday on August 12, 2022 for the men’s and women’s awards. The Ballon d’Or began back in 1956, whilst the women’s Ballon d’Or, which is formally known as the Ballon d’Or Feminin, started in 2018. Ad What is the Ballon d’Or’s purpose? To find the best player in world football, although this year will be the first time the results are based on the action from the previous season, rather than a calendar year.
We are mere days away from finding out who are the nominees for the 2022 Ballon d'Or as France Football prepare to release the shortlist on Friday, August 12 2022 for the men's and women's prizes. The shortlist for the men's award will contain 30 names while the women's award will be made up of 20 players. The 10-player shortlists will also be announced for the Yashin (best goalkeeper) and Kopa (best under-21 player) awards on Friday.
England won Euro 2022 and Beth Mead picked up player of the tournament. That much we know, but how could it impact voting for this year’s Ballon d’Or? Our top five for the men’s list is unchanged from last time, but we’ll be debating the order some more next week ahead of France Football unveiling the shortlists on August 12 (the winners are crowned on October 17).
Barcelona have become the first club to have the holders of the Best FIFA Men’s Player and the Best Women’s Player at the same time.
Germany take on Austria in the next Euro 2022 quarter-final after England sealed their place in the semi-finals.