Messi-Ronaldo not in Ballon d'Or nomination after 21 years: both received this trophy 13 times; Messi received the most 8 awards

Is the era of Messi and Ronaldo over in the football world? This question is on every football lover's mind. The reason is the nomination list for football's most prestigious award, the Ballon d'Or. World champion Argentine footballer Lionel Messi and Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo are not in this list. This is the first time in 21 years that a name on this list has not been on the list for this award, previously in 2003. The question is also that the careers of Messi and Ronaldo are declining and both footballers have crossed the age of 37. Messi is 37 years old while Ronaldo is 39 years old. However, some experts are calling it premature, as Ronaldo scored his 900th career goal just one day before Messi's national team won the FIFA World Cup in 2022. Messi-Ronaldo received this award for 10 years in a row Messi and Ronaldo have won this award for 10 years in a row. Both have won this award from 2008 to 2017. Talking about the nomination, the name of one of these two is in the nomination from 2003 to 2023. Messi received the award last year Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or award in 2023 last year. The award was given to him by Inter Miami club owner and football legend David Beckham. Messi won this award a record 8 times. He is the player who has won the Ballon d'Or the most times. At the same time, Ronaldo has won it 5 times. Both have 13 awards in their names. This year's award winners will be announced on October 28. Names of Mbappe and Holland, names of 30 players in this list apart from Messi and Ronaldo, there are names like Kylian Mbappe, Erling Holland. European Championship-2024 winners Spain and two young stars Lamin Yamal and Nico Williams are also on the list. Other names: Jude Bellingham, Hakan Calhanoglu, Dani Carvajal, Ruben Dias, Artem Dobvik, Phil Foden, Alejandro Grimaldo, Matt Hummels, Harry Kane, Toni Kroos, Ademola Lookman, Emiliano Martinez, Lautaro Martinez, Martin de Paul Oldegaard, Declan Rice, Rodri, Antonio Rudiger, Bucayo Saka, William Saliba, Federico Valverde, Vinicius Junior, Vitinha, Florian Wirtz, Granit Xhaka.

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