Ronaldo, Benzema, Salah, Mane: 2022 Ballon d'Or nominees ranked
The 30 nominees for the 2022 Ballon d’Or were revealed by France Football on Friday evening.
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Ballon d'Or 2022: Full shortlists with Karim Benzema and Beth Mead both in the hunt for awards
The shortlists are out for the Ballon d’Or awards, with Karim Benzema hot favourite for the men’s gong and England star Beth Mead in the hunt for the women’s prize. The awards ceremony takes place in Paris on October 17 and is sure to be a glittering affair.
Ballon d'Or: Lionel Messi left off nominees list for first time since 2005 as Karim Benzema leads contenders
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.
Ballon d'Or 2022 nominees: Lionel Messi, Neymar not on 30-man shortlist; Karim Benzema and Ronaldo nominated
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.
Messi, Neymar, Williamson: 10 biggest 2022 Ballon d'Or snubs
This year’s Ballon d’Or shortlists have been revealed and as ever there’s been plenty of players snubbed of a nomination.
Lionel Messi absent from list of Ballon d'Or nominees for 2022
Lucy Bronze, who was runner-up in 2019, is one of three members of England's Euro-winning squad to be short-listed for the women's award.
The Liverpool striker who flopped in 1998 but somehow had a video game named after him
Being the cover star of a major sports video game is a pretty sure sign of having ‘made it’ as a top athlete.
Sean Dundee: The Liverpool flop had video game named after him in 1997
Being the cover star of a major sports video game is a pretty sure sign of having ‘made it’ as a top athlete.