Ballon d’Or 2022 predictions: From Harry Kane to Joao Cancelo, the players that may miss out on votes

The Ballon d’Or winners will be crowned on October 17, so let the countdown commence. The men’s and women’s shortlists were released last month, with no room for Lionel Messi, Neymar, Keira Walsh or Caroline Graham Hansen, and now we know the nominees it is time to start picking those lists apart.

Ad But first, a quick explainer as to why your favourite player may have placed lower than you like – the voting system means points are very hard to pick up, with each jury member asked to pick only a top five by awarding the following: Champions League‘Short memories' – Owen says Son should not be dropped by TottenhamYESTERDAY AT 23:04 First: Six points Second: Four points Third: Three points Fourth: Two points Fifth: One point There were 170 journalists voting in 2021, making a maximum 1020 points possible and evidently the voting is top-heavy and the margins are fine, with the more obvious candidates racking up hundreds more points than those outside the top 10. For example.

Last year, Cesar Azpilicueta and Luka Modric finished joint-29th with zero points, the two men’s players in joint-21st — Bruno Fernandes and Lautaro Martinez – received just six points, while Raheem Sterling was able to place 15th with 10 points. Erling Haaland finished 11th with 33 points.

Ballon d'Or organisers explain Messi shorlist snub, defend Ronaldo inclusion Messi, Neymar not on Ballon d'Or shortlist; favourite Benzema is nominated Mead, Kerr, Putellas, Miedema named on Ballon d'Or Feminin shortlist In contrast, Lionel Messi took the award with 613 points ahead of the 580 Robert Lewandowski picked up. And so, with one obvious men’s winner this season, there could be a fair few more scoring nul points unless they sneak into a top five list or