Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were not included in the shortlist for the 2025 Ballon d’Or best soccer player, raising the question of when was the last time both were left out of the award’s nominees.
The soccer world is closely watching the Ballon d’Or nominations to crown the best player of the 2024-25 season, and a historic surprise signals a changing of the guard: neither Lionel Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo has been shortlisted for the award.
The last time both Messi and Ronaldo were overlooked was during the 2024 Ballon d’Or nominations, an award ultimately won by Manchester City midfielder Rodri. In that sense, this marks the second consecutive absence from the shortlist for both the Portuguese and the Argentine stars.
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