"The criteria have changed": in France they explain why Messi is not nominated for the Ballon d'Or
A journalist for "France Football" explained: "It was beyond a full season and not a calendar year, his numbers were not good enough."
And there is also backup for Ronaldo
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08/13/2022
Saturday, August 13, 2022, 08:05 Updated: 08:09
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For the first time in 17 years, Lionel Messi was not included in the list of candidates for winning the "Ballon d'Or" title of "France Football".
In the world of football, they tried to figure out how, since only a year ago the flea won the title for the seventh time in his career, and in the full list there are quite a few names less flashy than him.
The answers to this were provided by French journalist Emmanuel Boujean, who took part in the project on behalf of the magazine.
"Of course, Messi, with 15 consecutive appearances and seven wins - more than any other player - has a lot of weight when trying to reach a decision," he wrote.
"We considered including him in the 30 finalists, but the new criteria did not flatter him."
So what is this new criterion?
Well, according to Bojan, "a player's full career is no longer considered, and the new model revolves around a football season rather than a calendar year, which means that the Copa America of July 2021 cannot be included. Then, it must be admitted that Leo's first season in Paris was disappointing Very much in terms of how she looked, and also in terms of the numbers."
It's hard to argue with that: the star scored only 11 goals last year, in a league that is considered much weaker than the Spanish league.
So why is Cristiano Ronaldo, for example, included in the list of 30 candidates?
In one word - the numbers.
"He became the top scorer in national team football," Bojan explained.
"He was very decisive in the group stage of the Champions League, with goals that gave United seven points. In the Premier League, he had 18 goals including two hat-tricks. In total, 32 goals in 49 games, not one of his greatest seasons, but enough to be included in "The 30 best players in the world."
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The full list of candidates
Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)
Mike Mannion (Milan)
Raphael Lowe (Milan)
Harry Kane (Tottenham)
Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)
Darwin Nunes (Benfica, now in Liverpool)
Christopher Ankonko (RB Leipzig)
Phil Foden (Manchester) City)
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
Sadio Mane (Liverpool, now at Bayern Munich)
Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool),
Sebastian Haller (Ajax, now at Borussia Dortmund)
Vinicius Jr. (Real Madrid)
Luka Modric, (Real Madrid)
Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)
Antonio Rudiger (Chelsea, now at Real Madrid)
Luis Dias (Liverpool)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich, now at Barcelona)
Kevin de Brauna (Manchester City)
Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City)
Dushan Vlahovic (Juventus)
Casemiro (Real Madrid)
Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)
Jung Min Son (Tottenham)
Joao Cancelo (Manchester City)
Fabinho (Liverpool)
Kylian Mbappe ( Paris Saint-Germain)
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
Arling Holland (Borussia Dortmund, currently in Manchester City)
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