Cristiano Ronaldo not nominated for the Ballon d’Or for the first time in 19 years
For the first time in 19 years, Portuguese striker Al-Hilal Cristiano Ronaldo was not nominated for the Ballon d’Or. The names of the candidates are published on the page of the award in the social network X (former name for Twitter – approx. “Tapes.ru”).
The number of nominees included more than 30 players. In the 2022/2023 season, Inter Miami’s Argentine striker Lionel Messi, Real Madrid’s Croat Luka Modric, PSG’s French striker Kylian Mbappe, Napoli’s Georgian player Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Manchester City’s Norwegian striker Erling Haaland and others are contending for the award. .
The name of the winner of the Golden Ball 2022/23 will be announced on October 30. The ceremony will take place in Paris at the musical theater “Chatelet”.
In October 2022, French striker Karim Benzema, who represented Real Madrid at that time, became the owner of the Golden Ball. In the dispute for the award, he beat the Polish striker “Barcelona” Robert Lewandowski, the Senegalese striker “Bayern” Sadio Mane and the Belgian midfielder “Manchester City” Kevin De Bruyne.
Source: Lenta
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