France Football have announced the nominees for the 2022 men’s Ballon d’Or, with Europe’s best player set to be crowned at an official presentation ceremony in October.
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo has found his name on this year’s list for Europe’s best player but his arch rival, Lionel Messi, considered to be one of the Greatest Of All Times (G.O.A.T) has missed the opportunity to contest for this year’s Ballon d’Or.
Messi has secured seven Golden Ball while Ronaldo has won six Golden Ball.
Others featured on the list are Mohammed Salah, Sadio Mane, Robert Lewandowski, Karim Benzema, Kevin De Bruyne, among others.
Check out the full list of nominees below.
Thibaut Courtois – Real Madrid
Rafael Leao – AC Milan
Christopher Nkunku – RB Leipzig
Mohamed Salah – Liverpool
Joshua Kimmich – Bayern Munich
Trent Alexander-Arnold – Liverpool
Bernardo Silva – Manchester City
Luis Diaz – Liverpool
Robert Lewandowski – Barcelona
Riyad Mahrez – Manchester City
Casemiro – Real Madrid
Heung-Min Son – 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 – Dortmund
Luka Modric – Real Madrid
Antonio Rudiger – Real Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo – Manchester United
Kevin De Bruyne – Manchester City
Dusan Vlahovic – Juventus
Virgil van Dijk – Liverpool
Joao Cancelo – Manchester City
Kylian Mbappe – PSG
Erling Haaland – Manchester City\