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2026 Ballon d'Or: 8-time winner messi bags 17th nomination as Ronaldo misses out
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Eight-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi earns his 17th nomination for the 2026 award, while 41-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo misses out on the 30-man shortlist.
There is no space for the Al Nassr forward this time, even though his club teammate Sadio Mané, the Senegalese international, has earned a nomination, becoming the first Saudi Pro League player ever named on the list.
The 2026 Ballon d'Or men's nominations were released on September 8, and Lionel Messi has made the 30-man list for the game's most prestigious individual prize while long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo has been left out.
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