On Friday, France Football announced the 30 players nominated for the Ballon d’Or trophy. For the first time since 2005, Lionel Messi is not on the list.

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It is updated.

Golden Ball 2022, 30 nominees

Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)

Rafael Leao (Milan)

Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig)

Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

Joshua Kimmich (Bayern FC)

Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)

Lewandowski (FC Barcelona/Bayern)

Vinicius Jr. (Real Madrid)

Luis Diaz (Liverpool)

Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)

Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)

Casemiro (Real Madrid)

Fabinho (Liverpool)

Mahrez (Manchester City)

Hyun Min Son (Tottenham)

Mike Magnan (Milan)

Phil Foden (Manchester City)

Darwin Nunez (Liverpool/Benfica)

Sadio Mane (Bayern/Liverpool)

Harry Kane (Tottenham)

Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)

Sebastian Haller (Borussia/Ajax)

Luka Modric (Real Madrid)

Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid/Chelsea)

Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).