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UNBELIEVABLE: Lionel messi absent from list of ballon d or nominees for 2022 - The Untold Story

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Paris St Germain's Lionel Messi, pictured in 2021 after winning the Ballon d'Or award, was not nominated in 2022. © Benoit Tessier, Reuters

Seven-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi paid a high price for an underwhelming first season with Paris Saint-Germain when he was left off the 30-strong list for this year's coveted football award.

Lucy Bronze, who was runner-up in 2019, is one of three members of England's Euro-winning squad to be short-listed for the women's award.

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