Ballon d’Or is one of the most prestigious prizes a footballer can get in his lifetime. The 30-man shortlist for the current year was released on August 12. The honourable prize is given by the Franch magazine ‘France Football’. While the likes of Karim Benzema, Trent Alexander-Arnold, João Cancelo, Casemiro, Thibaut Courtois, Ronaldo, and Harry Kane made it to the list, a few others missed out.
We have picked a list of five deserving players who missed out to make a cut. Here are the five players who missed to make it to the Ballon d’Or list:
1) Lionel Messi (Argentina):
Lionel Messi is one the greatest to have ever graced the game. Considered to be one of the all-time greats, Messi did not have a good outing with Paris Saint-Germain in the 2021-2022 season. However, the great managed to score eleven goals in 34 appearances.
Lionel Messi has won the award, a record seven times. And the legendary footballer failed to make it to the list this year. Needless to say, he deserved to be on the list.
