No Messi? No Ronaldo? More importantly, European Championship winners Millie Bright, Lucy Bronze and Beth Mead are among the nominees for the Ballon d’Or Feminin.
Ballon d’Or: Ronaldo in as Messi snubbed for first time since 2005; three Lionesses nominatedLionel Messi is not among the list of nominees for the Ballon d’Or for the first time in 17 years, while Cristiano Ronaldo has been nominated.
Chelsea’s Sam Kerr and Vivianne Miedema of Arsenal also make the shortlist, along with Barcelona star Alexia Putellas, while the headline from the men’s nominations was the absence of seven-time winner Lionel Messi. Messi’s long-time rival for the Ballon d’Or, Cristiano Ronaldo, is included as the only Manchester United nominee while English trio Trent Alexander-Arnold, Phil Foden and Harry Kane also make the 30-strong line-up.
Son Heung-min joins his strike partner Harry Kane while the favourite to win for the first time is Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema.
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