⭕ Ballon d'Or 2022 nominees (1/3):
🇧🇪 Thibaut Courtois
🇵🇹 Rafael Leao
🇫🇷 Christopher Nkunku
🇪🇬 Mohamed Salah
🇩🇪 Joshua Kimmich
🏴 Trent Alexander-Arnold
🇧🇷 Vinicius Jr
🇵🇹 Bernardo Silva
🇨🇴 Luis Diaz
🇫🇷 Karim Benzema
🇵🇱 Robert Lewandowski
🇩🇿 Riyad Mahrez
🇧🇷 Casemiro
🇰🇷 Son Heung-Min
🇧🇷 Fabinho
🇫🇷 Mike Maignan
🏴 Harry Kane
🇺🇾 Darwin Nunez
🏴 Phil Foden
🇸🇳 Sadio Mane
🇨🇮 Sebastien Haller
🇭🇷 Luka Modric
🇩🇪 Antonio Rudiger
🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo
🇧🇪 Kevin De Bruyne
🇷🇸 Dusan Vlahovic
🇳🇱 Virgil van Dijk
🇵🇹 Joao Cancelo
🇫🇷 Kylian Mbappe
🇳🇴 Erling Haaland
Lionel Messi ❌
Neymar Jr. ❌
It's the first time since 2005 that Lionel Messi wasn't included on the Ballon d'Or 30-man shortlist 🤷♂️
Lionel Messi wasn't the only major snub, these players also missed out on a nomination:
- Neymar
- Rodri
- Thiago
- Thomas Muller
- Mason Mount