By Unenikpe Eyibio
Present Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi has missed out on the 30-man shortlist for this year’s award following a disappointing debut campaign with PSG. His teammate, Neymar, couldn’t make the shortlist too as long time rival, Cristiano Ronaldo is included in the 30-man shortlist.
Karim Benzema, who happens to be the favorite to get the Ballon d’Or following an amazing Champions League outing, made the list alongside premier league stars such as Kevin de Bruyne, Son as well Salah. However, Sadio Mane, who currently plays for Bundesliga champions, made the 30 man shortlist.
BALLON D’OR NOMINEES
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)
Let me know who you think deserves to get this Ballon D’or in the comment section.
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