Lionel Messi's 17-year Ballon d'Or nomination streak ends
Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema is among the 30 nominees on the shortlist for the prestigious men's Ballon d'Or trophy, organisers France Football magazine announced on Friday.
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Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema is among the 30 nominees on the shortlist for the prestigious men's Ballon d'Or trophy, organisers France Football magazine announced on Friday.
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland and Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo are among the 30 players to have been shortlisted for the prestigious Ballon d'Or award.
:Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema is among the 30 nominees on the shortlist for the prestigious men's Ballon d'Or trophy, organisers France Football magazine announced on Friday.
Manchester United will be looking to bounce back after their severely disappointing start to the season and the Erik ten Hag era when they travel to Brentford on Saturday evening.
The 30 nominees for the 2022 Ballon d’Or were revealed by France Football on Friday evening.
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.
Lionel Messi and Neymar have not been included on the 30-man shortlist for the 2022 Ballon d'Or. The Argentina international has won the most Ballons d'Or in history with seven, but he did not make the list despite scoring 11 goals in 34 matches for Paris Saint-Germain last season. Ad His team-mate Neymar is also not on the list.
This year’s Ballon d’Or shortlists have been revealed and as ever there’s been plenty of players snubbed of a nomination.