Messi not among Ballon d´Or nominees, favourite Benzema included

Seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi has not been named on the 30-man shortlist for the 2022 award. Messi – who won last year’s award – endured a frustrating first season at Paris Saint-Germain in 2021-22 after arriving on a free transfer from Barcelona, scoring just 11 goals in 34 games in all competitions. Three goals in two games at the […]