Messi, the last and highest winner of the award with seven trophies, will not participate in the event as he was unusually out of the 30 nominees for the first time since 2005.
“The Ballon d’Or is Messi and Messi is the Ballon d’Or”said the director of France Football, Pascal Ferreabout the Argentine who conquered the last two editions in 2019 and 2021.
The Ballon d’Or was created in 1956 and for this edition it was decided to change the selection criteria and avoid what happened in recent years with the twelve that were shared between Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who was included among the nominees.
The candidate is French striker Karim Benzema, who had a dream season with Real Madrid and confirmed his great return to the national team.
The Pole Robert Lewandowsi also appears as a possible winner after having been left empty-handed in 2021 when he deserved to obtain it in 2020, the only year that he did not surrender due to the pandemic.
Frenchman Kylian Mbappé and Senegalese Sadio Mané are also bidding for the distinction.
During the gala, the women’s Ballon d’Or will also be awarded for the fourth time.
The Spanish Alexia Putellas won it in 2021 and is nominated again, but the English Beth Mead made merits to win the award.
The best goalkeeper will also be recognized with the Yashin Trophy, the best under 21 player and the Sócrates Trophy, which will be for a soccer player with a social commitment and solidarity.
The best scorer will also be awarded the Gerd Müller Trophy.
Source: Ambito
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