7-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi misses cut for 30-man list of nominees
Seven-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi was omitted from the 30-man list of nominees for the prestigious award on Friday for the first time since 2005.
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Seven-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi was omitted from the 30-man list of nominees for the prestigious award on Friday for the first time since 2005.
The 2022-23 LaLiga season begins this week! A lot has happened since Real Madrid lifted its record-extending 35th league trophy over eternal rivals Barcelona. Madrid also won their 14th Champions League trophy (another record), but Barcelona aim to topple the champions with some new marquee players.
BARCELONA, Spain: Working against the clock, Barcelona sold off even more of their club assets on Friday so they could meet the Spanish league’s financial rules and clear Robert Lewandowski and other summer signings to play in their season opener. The troubled Spanish club were only able to ensure that their star signing will be available against Rayo Vallecano on Saturday after they sold 24.5 percent of their Barça Studios production hub to Orpheus Media in a deal worth 100 million euros ($103 million).
The race for the 2022 Ballon d’Or is on.
No football club on the planet has attracted more attention with their summer transfer dealings than Barcelona.
The Ballon d’Or revealed their 30 nominees for the top male prize on Friday evening.
Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville has shared a cryptic message about his club and Barcelona being on the same page.
Lionel Messi will not be winning the Ballon d’Or for a record-extending eighth time in 2022.