Categories: Sport

Ballon d’Or 2022: Messi, Neymar fail to make nominees list

Paris Saint-Germain stars Lionel Messi and Neymar Jr failed to make the 30-man shortlist for the 2022 Ballon d’Or award.

The organizers of the event, France Football, published the list of the finalists on Friday.

It is the first time since 2005 that Messi will not make the cut.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Robert Lewandowski, Erling Haaland were also included in the list of this year’s nominees.

Idoko Dennis

Idoko Dennis is a creative videographer/drone pilot and sport writer. He heads the sport desk and deputizes the head of Idoma TV

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