Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland lead the 30-man list of candidates for the 2023 Ballon d'Or award after France Football magazine announced the nominees on Wednesday.

Messi's nomination comes a year after he was omitted from the shortlist. Should he win the men's Ballon d'Or this year, it will mark his eighth time winning the award -- the second most is Cristiano Ronaldo with five. In February, Messi also won FIFA the Best award for a second time.

The winner will be announced at a ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris on Oct. 30.

Messi led Argentina to win the 2022 World Cup in December -- the only major trophy that had eluded him in his 21-year career, finally claiming the trophy at his fifth attempt.

At club level, Messi had a mixed year. He struggled at Paris Saint-Germain as the French side were dumped out of the Champions League at the round-of-16 stage for a second consecutive season, although he did help the side lift an 11th Ligue 1 title.

However, he ended his stay in Paris this summer, opting to join Inter Miami on a free transfer, where he has made an instant impact by helping them to win the Leagues Cup and claim a spot in the final of the U.S. Open Cup.

Meanwhile, Erling Haaland was also nominated and could provide Messi's strongest competition for the award. The Norway striker scored 52 goals in 53 games in all competitions as Manchester City clinched the Premier League, FA Cup, and the Champions League titles.

The 23-year-old broke the Premier League's single-season scoring record with 36 goals in his debut campaign in England.

The striker also won a number of individual awards for his stunning performances which included PFA Player of the Year, Premier League's Player of the Season and Football Writers' Association's Men's Player of the Year.

Unsurprisingly, players from Manchester City and Argentina dominate this year's list of nominees. Seven players who helped City win the treble last season, including Haaland, made the shortlist while there are four Argentines, including Messi, who were part of their country's third World Cup triumph.


Full list of men's Ballon d'Or nominees:

André Onana - Manchester United/Cameroon
Josko Gvardiol - Manchester City/Croatia
Karim Benzema - Al Ittihad
Jamal Musiala - Bayern Munich/Germany
Mohamed Salah - Liverpool/Egypt
Jude Bellingham - Real Madrid/England
Bukayo Saka - Arsenal/England
Randal Kolo Muani - Paris Saint-Germain/France
Kevin De Bruyne - Manchester City/Belgium
Bernardo Silva - Manchester City/Portugal
Emiliano Martínez - Aston Villa/Argentina
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia - Napoli/Georgia
Rúben Dias - Manchester City/Portugal
Nicolo Barella - Inter Milan/Italy
Erling Haaland - Manchester City/Norway
Yassine Bounou - Al Hilal/Morocco
Martin Ødegaard - Arsenal/Norway
Julián Álvarez - Manchester City/Argentina
Ilkay Gündogan - Barcelona/Germany
Vinícius Júnior - Real Madrid/Brazil
Lionel Messi - Inter Miami/Argentina
Rodri - Manchester City/Spain
Lautaro Martínez - Inter Milan/Argentina
Antoine Griezmann - Atletico Madrid/France
Robert Lewandowski - Barcelona/Poland
Kylian Mbappé - Paris Saint-Germain/France
Kim Min-Jae - Napoli/South Korea
Victor Osimhen - Napoli/Nigeria
Luka Modric - Real Madrid/Croatia
Harry Kane - Bayern Munich/England

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AImiron:
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It's a secret. 😉

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AImiron:
Guy!! na you dey first comment on almost every thread on Nairaland, what’s going on? Is Seun now paying for the most posts of NL.

Eleyi gidi gan

TemplarLandry:
It's a secret. 😉

By the way, who's your guy?
I dedicate “Who's Your Guy?” by Dremo to you.
Great jam!

Thanks bro, that’s one of my favorite Jam. 👍

Messi with another award, our penaldo fans are not happy for this, but if it's paining you die

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We are definitely rioting if messi don’t win it that man is greatness personified

AImiron:
Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland lead the 30-man list of candidates for the 2023 Ballon d'Or award after France Football magazine announced the nominees on Wednesday.

Messi's nomination comes a year after he was omitted from the shortlist. Should he win the men's Ballon d'Or this year, it will mark his eighth time winning the award -- the second most is Cristiano Ronaldo with five. In February, Messi also won FIFA the Best award for a second time.

The winner will be announced at a ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris on Oct. 30.

Messi led Argentina to win the 2022 World Cup in December -- the only major trophy that had eluded him in his 21-year career, finally claiming the trophy at his fifth attempt.

At club level, Messi had a mixed year. He struggled at Paris Saint-Germain as the French side were dumped out of the Champions League at the round-of-16 stage for a second consecutive season, although he did help the side lift an 11th Ligue 1 title.

However, he ended his stay in Paris this summer, opting to join Inter Miami on a free transfer, where he has made an instant impact by helping them to win the Leagues Cup and claim a spot in the final of the U.S. Open Cup.

Meanwhile, Erling Haaland was also nominated and could provide Messi's strongest competition for the award. The Norway striker scored 52 goals in 53 games in all competitions as Manchester City clinched the Premier League, FA Cup, and the Champions League titles.

The 23-year-old broke the Premier League's single-season scoring record with 36 goals in his debut campaign in England.

The striker also won a number of individual awards for his stunning performances which included PFA Player of the Year, Premier League's Player of the Season and Football Writers' Association's Men's Player of the Year.

Unsurprisingly, players from Manchester City and Argentina dominate this year's list of nominees. Seven players who helped City win the treble last season, including Haaland, made the shortlist while there are four Argentines, including Messi, who were part of their country's third World Cup triumph.


Full list of men's Ballon d'Or nominees:

André Onana - Manchester United/Cameroon
Josko Gvardiol - Manchester City/Croatia
Karim Benzema - Al Ittihad
Jamal Musiala - Bayern Munich/Germany
Mohamed Salah - Liverpool/Egypt
Jude Bellingham - Real Madrid/England
Bukayo Saka - Arsenal/England
Randal Kolo Muani - Paris Saint-Germain/France
Kevin De Bruyne - Manchester City/Belgium
Bernardo Silva - Manchester City/Portugal
Emiliano Martínez - Aston Villa/Argentina
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia - Napoli/Georgia
Rúben Dias - Manchester City/Portugal
Nicolo Barella - Inter Milan/Italy
Erling Haaland - Manchester City/Norway
Yassine Bounou - Al Hilal/Morocco
Martin Ødegaard - Arsenal/Norway
Julián Álvarez - Manchester City/Argentina
Ilkay Gündogan - Barcelona/Germany
Vinícius Júnior - Real Madrid/Brazil
Lionel Messi - Inter Miami/Argentina
Rodri - Manchester City/Spain
Lautaro Martínez - Inter Milan/Argentina
Antoine Griezmann - Atletico Madrid/France
Robert Lewandowski - Barcelona/Poland
Kylian Mbappé - Paris Saint-Germain/France
Kim Min-Jae - Napoli/South Korea
Victor Osimhen - Napoli/Nigeria
Luka Modric - Real Madrid/Croatia
Harry Kane - Bayern Munich/England


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Nlfpmod Mynd44 frontpage my boss

Unfortunately, Arab boy no make the list. His fans will soon flood the thread with lamentations

phemmyfour:
Unfortunately, Arab boy no make the list. His fans will soon flood the thread with lamentations

I remember when penadogs mocked Leo last season when he missed, now he’s about to win his 8th Balloon….

Haaland cannot win this 2022/2023 Ballon d`Or but messiless messi will win it because of world cup which is the bigest football event in the world. Everybody knows the role messi played from the qualifier to the world cup final, I know messi did not score much goal at club level but haaland is not good enough to win the Ballon d`Or since he cannot help his country sweden to qualify for last year world cup, he should wait for 2023/2024 Ballon d`Or if Mpape and others will allow him to win it.

AImiron:
Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland lead the 30-man list of candidates for the 2023 Ballon d'Or award after France Football magazine announced the nominees on Wednesday.

Messi's nomination comes a year after he was omitted from the shortlist. Should he win the men's Ballon d'Or this year, it will mark his eighth time winning the award -- the second most is Cristiano Ronaldo with five. In February, Messi also won FIFA the Best award for a second time.

The winner will be announced at a ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris on Oct. 30.

Messi led Argentina to win the 2022 World Cup in December -- the only major trophy that had eluded him in his 21-year career, finally claiming the trophy at his fifth attempt.

At club level, Messi had a mixed year. He struggled at Paris Saint-Germain as the French side were dumped out of the Champions League at the round-of-16 stage for a second consecutive season, although he did help the side lift an 11th Ligue 1 title.

However, he ended his stay in Paris this summer, opting to join Inter Miami on a free transfer, where he has made an instant impact by helping them to win the Leagues Cup and claim a spot in the final of the U.S. Open Cup.

Meanwhile, Erling Haaland was also nominated and could provide Messi's strongest competition for the award. The Norway striker scored 52 goals in 53 games in all competitions as Manchester City clinched the Premier League, FA Cup, and the Champions League titles.

The 23-year-old broke the Premier League's single-season scoring record with 36 goals in his debut campaign in England.

The striker also won a number of individual awards for his stunning performances which included PFA Player of the Year, Premier League's Player of the Season and Football Writers' Association's Men's Player of the Year.

Unsurprisingly, players from Manchester City and Argentina dominate this year's list of nominees. Seven players who helped City win the treble last season, including Haaland, made the shortlist while there are four Argentines, including Messi, who were part of their country's third World Cup triumph.


Full list of men's Ballon d'Or nominees:

André Onana - Manchester United/Cameroon
Josko Gvardiol - Manchester City/Croatia
Karim Benzema - Al Ittihad
Jamal Musiala - Bayern Munich/Germany
Mohamed Salah - Liverpool/Egypt
Jude Bellingham - Real Madrid/England
Bukayo Saka - Arsenal/England
Randal Kolo Muani - Paris Saint-Germain/France
Kevin De Bruyne - Manchester City/Belgium
Bernardo Silva - Manchester City/Portugal
Emiliano Martínez - Aston Villa/Argentina
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia - Napoli/Georgia
Rúben Dias - Manchester City/Portugal
Nicolo Barella - Inter Milan/Italy
Erling Haaland - Manchester City/Norway
Yassine Bounou - Al Hilal/Morocco
Martin Ødegaard - Arsenal/Norway
Julián Álvarez - Manchester City/Argentina
Ilkay Gündogan - Barcelona/Germany
Vinícius Júnior - Real Madrid/Brazil
Lionel Messi - Inter Miami/Argentina
Rodri - Manchester City/Spain
Lautaro Martínez - Inter Milan/Argentina
Antoine Griezmann - Atletico Madrid/France
Robert Lewandowski - Barcelona/Poland
Kylian Mbappé - Paris Saint-Germain/France
Kim Min-Jae - Napoli/South Korea
Victor Osimhen - Napoli/Nigeria
Luka Modric - Real Madrid/Croatia
Harry Kane - Bayern Munich/England


SOURCE

Nlfpmod Mynd44 frontpage my boss

What is the Dwarf doing there?

Hollandia

We all know the winner already, don't we

Massive likes for the GOAT 🐏

AImiron:
Guy!! na you dey first comment on almost every thread on Nairaland, what’s going on? Is Seun now paying for the most posts of NL.

so you noticed it too?
Like say na bot he be😂

My GOAT

My signature is calling you

Nemesis0147:
so you noticed it too?
Like say na bot he be😂

I been dey see am since, just decided to comment today, even when I create thread around 3AM in the morning after watching Messi’s match. He was the first person to comment

No Chelsea player

VeryGoodMan:
What is the Dwarf doing there?

.

It is for Halaand.We want the beginning of a new era please. Messi and Ronaldo era should be over.

Jj

Messi is winning this one...

Ronaldo's interview earlier on says it all ..
No Debate again [i][/i]

Wailers can cry all they want 2023 balon d'or is for LIONEL ANDRES MESSI
8th Ballon d'or winner.

Bonmati (Spain) is going to win the female balon d'or

spencekat:
It is for Halaand.We want the beginning of new era please. Messi and Ronaldo era should be over.

Messi don win this one already, Haaland era go start this season, make e try win UCL again atleast, he will win balloon

Ok, noted.

Great

Dude issa nuis@nce

AImiron:
Guy!! na you dey first comment on almost every thread on Nairaland, what’s going on? Is Seun now paying for the most posts of NL.