It has been 21 years since at least one of the two world stars was on the list of the best in the world.
28/10/2024 – 11:55am CLT
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They come one new edition of the Ballon d’Ora recognized award that honors the best player. This ceremony will be at 16:30 Chilean hoursin France, and will not feature either Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo.
The fact is that both world stars were not included in the list of nominees for the major trophy in this edition, something that It didn’t happen 21 years ago. The Argentine has won the award 8 times: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021 y 2023.
For its part, the Bug that breaks it in Saudi Arabia He has won the Ballon d’Or five times: 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016 y 2017.
Why aren’t Messi and Ronaldo nominated?
Neither Leo nor CR7 were included in the final list of candidates for the Ballon d’Or, since despite scoring goals and standing out at Inter Miami and Al-Nassr respectively, their leagues are not mostly competitive.
Furthermore, the players no longer shine as in previous seasons, giving way to new generations like Vinicius Jr and Kylian Mbappéwho in recent years have taken over from the two great legends.
The Brazilian’s case is the most commented, since despite ensured that he would win the Ballon d’Or this year, Rodri finally took advantage. For this reason, neither Vini Jr nor any representative of Real Madrid traveled to Paris.
Who are the nominees for the Ballon d’Or 2024?
These are the candidates for the Ballon d’Or 2024:
- Vinicius Jr. / Real Madrid
- Jude Bellingham / Real Madrid
- Dani Carvajal / Real Madrid
- Toni Kroos / Real Madrid
- Federico Valverde / Real Madrid
- Antonio Rudiger / Real Madrid
- Kylian Mbappé / PSG- Real Madrid
- Rodri Hernández / Manchester City
- Erling Haaland / Manchester City
- Ruben Dias / Manchester City
- Phil Foden / Manchester City
- Martin Odegaard / Arsenal
- Declan Rice / Arsenal
- Bukayo Saka / Arsenal
- William Lintasa / Arsenal
- Lamine Yamal / Barcelona
- Dani Olmo / RB Leipzig – Barcelona
- Florian Wirtz / Bayer Leverkusen
- Granit Xhaka Bayer Leverkusen
- Alejandro Grimaldo / Bayer Leverkusen
- Lautaro Martínez / Inter Milan
- Hakan Çalhanoğlu / Inter de Milan
- Nico Williams / Athletic Club
- Harry Kane / Bayern Munich
- Artem Dovbyk / Girona – Roma
- Mats Hummels Borussia Dortmund – Roma
- Vitinha / PSG
- Ademola Lookman / Atalanta
- Cole Palmer / Chelsea
- Emiliano Martínez / Aston Villa
