Ballon d’Or Nominations: Ballon d’Or LIVE – Lionel Messi & Neymar OMITTED from 30-man List – In what comes as a piece of shocking news, Lionel Messi has been left out of the 30-man shortlist for the Ballon d’Or for 2022. The Argentine is the reigning winner and has won this prestigious award a record 7 times. PSG partner Neymar also misses out on the list after a disappointing campaign. On the flip side, Cristiano Ronaldo however made it to the list as he maintains his record by being nominated for 18 years in a row. Follow Football LIVE updates on IasideSport.IN
Ballon d’Or: Shocker from French Football! Lionel Messi misses 30-man shortlist for the first time since 2005, Neymar also omitted as Karim Benzema favourite for 2022 award – Check out
This is the first time that the Argentine superstar has been left out of the list since 2005. Messi’s last season win came in his final season with Fc Barcelona. Last summer, Lionel Messi joined PSG after a sensational summer transfer. Among others who have been nominated are the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Sadio Mane, Karim Benzema and Kevin De Bruyne.
Real Madrid’s captain and talismanic striker Karim Benzema is touted as favourites to win the trophy. The French forward guided Real Madrid to a La Liga win a memorable Champions League victory. Benzema scored 15 goals in the Champions League and a total of 44 goals in all competitions.
For the first time since 2005, Lionel Messi has not been included on the 30-man Ballon d’Or shortlist. 😲#BallondOr pic.twitter.com/TANh2OjcmN
— Squawka (@Squawka) August 12, 2022
As for Lionel Messi, his stint in PSG has not been up to the stands that one deserves from him. Messi managed just 6 six goals in his debut season at Ligue 1. Brazil’s sensation Neymar too had a dull season, plagued with injuries which befittingly sees his name, not on the 30-man list.
Ballon d’Or: Shocker from French Football! Lionel Messi misses 30-man shortlist for the first time since 2005, Neymar also omitted as Karim Benzema favourite for 2022 award – Check out
A total of 17 players from the English Premier League comprise in the 30-man list. 6 players have been selected from Manchester City while Cristiano Ronaldo is the sole player representing Manchester United. 5 players from Liverpool and Harry Kane and Son from Tottenham finish the list.
The Ballon d’Or is scheduled to be presented to the winner on the 17th of October 2022.
Ballon d’Or: Shocker from French Football! Lionel Messi misses 30-man shortlist for the first time since 2005, Neymar also omitted as Karim Benzema favourite for 2022 award – Check out
The 30-man Nominees for Ballon d’Or
Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)
Rafael Leao (AC Milan)
Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig)
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)
Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
Vinicius Jnr (Real Madrid)
Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)
Luis Diaz (Liverpool)
Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona)
Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid)
Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus)
Joao Cancelo (Manchester City)
Kylian Mbappe (PSG)
Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)
Casemiro (Real Madrid)
Son Heung-min (Tottenham)
Fabinho (Liverpool)
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
Mike Maignan (AC Milan)
Harry Kane (Tottenham)
Darwin Nunez (Liverpool)
Phil Foden (Manchester City)
Sadio Mane (Bayern Munich)
Sebastian Haller (Borussia Dortmund)
Ballon d’Or: Shocker from French Football! Lionel Messi misses 30-man shortlist for the first time since 2005, Neymar also omitted as Karim Benzema favourite for 2022 award – Check out
