Ballon d'Or Nominations: From Cristiano Ronaldo to Lionel Messi, Here is List of Players With Most Nominations For Global Award
The Ballon d'Or or the 'Golden Ball' is awarded by the France Football since 1956 on the basis of performance of a player throughout the a calendar year. Scroll down below to know the players' names with most number of nominations in the history of award.
The France Football Federation have revealed the 30-man shortlist for the 2022 Ballon d'Or title on August 13. From Cristiano Ronaldo to Karim Benzema, many top starts have made it to the list while surprisingly Lionel Messi and Neymar Jr have failed to get a place in the shortlist this year. Messi and Ronaldo have been fighting with each other for the highest individual honour in the sports as the Argentine got the better of the Portuguese in this, winning Ballon d'Or for a record seven times while the latter lifted the title for five times so far. However, many are of the view that an underwhelming season at PSG which saw Messi score only 11 goals in 34 matches for the Parisians. On the other hand, Ronaldo netted 25 goals for Manchester United across all competitions and became the top scorer of the club last season. Lionel Messi MISSES OUT on Ballon d’Or 2022 Shortlist As France Football Names Nominees for Top Award
The Ballon d'Or or the 'Golden Ball' is awarded by the France Football since 1956 on the basis of performance of a player throughout the a calendar year. Earlier, this award was recognized as the 'European Footballer of the Year Award' where only European players could win the award. However, since 1995 the title went global and started to recognize the brilliance of the players all over the world. Stanley Matthews of Blackpool was the first player who received the first Ballon d'Or award in the football history in 1956. Since then plenty of players completed the top podium finish with their individual brilliance on turf to help their teams. Scroll down to below to check the list of players with most number of nominations in Ballon d'Or history so far. Yashin Trophy 2022: Thibaut Courtois, Alisson Becker Among 10 Players Nominated For Annual Award
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