Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are not among the 30 players in the running for this year's Ballon d'Or award.
player of all time, but the Argentina star was omitted from the list of nominations to win this year's Ballon d'Or award — the sport's most prized individual honor.
Crowd chaos, a delayed kick off and a Lionel Messi injury headlined the Copa América final as Argentina defeated Colombia to win a record-breaking 16th time.Messi and Ronaldo turned the competition into a near-two-way contest during the peak of their careers — winning it a combined 13 times from 2008.Their omission from the list of nominations is likely due to leaving top-flight European club soccer, with Ronaldo having moved to Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia.
Messi was also left off the list in 2022, but powered back to inspire Argentina to the World Cup title later that year and won his eighth Ballon d’Or in 2023.
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