For the very first time given that 2005! Messi not nominated for balloon d'Or

The upcoming award of the prominent balloon d'Or will be awarded for the 2021/22 period. In the future, only agents of the leading 100 of the FIFA ranking will certainly be qualified to elect. Additionally, the overall job needs to no longer be a requirement.

For the FIFA rankings newspaper L'équipe it is like a summer without the Tour de France: Football superstar Lionel Messi is not on the list of 30 chosen players for the distinguished balloon d'Or for the very first time since 2005.

In 2021 Messi won the election in front of Lewandowski, which had actually triggered a lot of criticism. There will be an adjustment in the future. As opposed to assessing the performance of the football players per schedule year as in the past, the seasonal efficiency must be thought about in the future.

Fave for the choice is the Frenchman Karim Benzema, who won the Champions League with Actual Madrid. The demonstrator likewise became the top marker of the premier course with 15 goals. With 10 objectives in the knockout stage, he set an equivalent record of the former actual star Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Norwegian Erling Haaland as well as Sébastien Haller additionally has the listing as its successor to Borussia Dortmund. In addition to Messi, nonetheless, one more popular name is missing out on in PSG colleague Neymar.

In comparison, his veteran competing Cristiano Ronaldo belongs to the elite circle in addition to both German international Joshua Kimmich and also Antonio Rüdiger as well as world footballer Robert Lewandowski.