Messi out of Ballon d'Or nominees

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 08, 2024 12:06 am

PARIS — Lionel Messi will not win another Ballon d'Or this year after being left out of the nominees revealed by organizers, as stars of Spain's Euro 2024-winning team and Real Madrid's Champions League victors feature heavily.

Messi claimed the eighth Ballon d'Or of his glittering career last year. Now aged 37, he is not among the 30 contenders this time despite winning another title with Argentina at the Copa America in July.

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