Lionel Messi was not included within the 30 participant Ballon D’or shortlist for the primary time in 17 years. The Argentine who signed for Paris Saint Germain final summer season from FC Barcelona over he membership’s monetary issues, has been nominated each single time since 2006 and had received the award from France Football seven occasions, greater than another participant.
The Argentine had a forgetful first season away from Barcelona as he scored solely 11 targets and registered 14 assists with PSG within the 2021/22 season, successful solely the Ligue 1 title with a star studded Paris lineup.
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For the nationwide group, Messi scored 7 targets throughout 15 appearances for Argentina and received the Finalissima towards Italy on the Wembley Stadium in June. His second title with the nationwide aspect lower than a 12 months after successful the Copa America title.
Another huge identify to overlook out on the nomination was Messi’s PSG teammate Neymar Jr. On the opposite hand, Messi’s shut rival in world soccer and 5 time Ballon D’or winner, Cristiano Ronaldo made it to the ultimate 30.
Among these within the shortlist, Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema appears favourite to win the person prize following a La Liga and Champions League successful season. The 34-year-old striker completed the 2021-22 marketing campaign as LaLiga high scorer with a complete of 27 targets.
Men’s Shortlist: Thibaut Courtois, Rafael Leao, Christopher Nkunku, Mohamed Salah, Joshua Kimmich, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Vinicius Junior, Bernardo Silva, Luis Diaz, Robert Lewandowski, Riyad Mahrez, Casemiro, Heung-Min Son, Fabinho, Karim Benzema, Mike Maignan, Harry Kane, Darwin Nunez, Phil Foden, Sadio Mane, Sebastien Haller, Luka Modric, Antonio Rudiger, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kevin De Bruyne, Dusan Vlahovic, Virgil van Dijk, Joao Cancelo, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
