Rodri from Manchester City is simply behind these two whereas 2022 winner Karim Benzema was additionally nominated. In girls’s, the final two-time winner Alexia Putellas was not nominated as she was out for almost all of the season due to an damage.
FIFA Women’s World Cup winner Aitana Bonmati and Sam Kerr from Chelsea had been the highest 2 names on the ladies’s record. Other nominees embrace Millie Bright. Bonmati is the highest runner for this yr’s prize.
Lionel Messi The Frontrunner
Erling Halaand gained the UEFA Player Of The Year award a number of days again. But it seems like that Lionel Messi is main the Balon D’or race. Messi gained the World Cup with Argentina and was the most effective participant within the event.
While Halaand gained the membership treble with Manchester City being their prime scorer. the 30-man shortlist additionally contains gamers like Ruben Dias, Vinicius Jr., Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, and Jude Bellingham.
No Barcelona Players?
The controversy arises when Spanish champions FC Barcelona has just one participant within the 30-man shortlist. Robert Lewandowski made the shortlist whereas their new signing Ilkay Gundogan additionally made the record. But it was due to his efficiency for Man City relatively than Barcelona.
Marc Andre Ter Stegen made the Spanish file for conceding the fewest objectives within the season and was not nominated. While different goalkeepers like Andre Onana, Yassine Bounou, and Emiliano Martinez had been shortlisted. It actually makes you consider what the standards for being shortlisted are.
Pedri, Gavi, and Balde had been nominated for the Kopa trophy alongside Real Madrid’s Jude Bellinghman. But when Jamal Musiala from Bayern is getting shortlisted, why not any Barcelona gamers?
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