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Famous footballer Lionel Messi could not be nominated for the Ballon d’Or 2022 for the first time in 17 years.
French football officials announced the 30-player nominations for the player of the year award on Friday, marking the first time since 2005 that Lionel Messi was not included in the list.
Messi, who has won the award seven times, scored just 11 goals in 34 games for Paris Saint-Germain last season, with fans suggesting that he should miss out on the player of the year award due to poor performance. Could not make it into the nominations.
Apart from this, Brazil’s famous footballer Neymar is also out of this list, but Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo has been nominated for the best footballer of the year by scoring 18 goals in 31 matches for Manchester United, but this time France’s Karim Benzema has been nominated for this award. Being declared as a favorite.
The French footballer played a key role in Real Madrid winning the Champions League and La Liga, scoring 44 goals last season.