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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Inter Miami forward, Lionel Messi, has congratulated every nominee and winners at the 2024 Ballon d\u2019Or award.<\/p>\n

Messi was absent at Monday\u2019s ceremony as he was not excluded from the 30-man shortlist this year.<\/p>\n

However, some of his Argentina team-mates made the cut, with Emiliano Martinez winning the Yachine Award for the second consecutive year.<\/p>\n

For the big prize, Manchester City\u2019s Rodri was named the best player on the planet ahead of Real Madrid forward, Vinicius Junior.<\/p>\n

Messi wrote on Instagram: \u201cCongratulations to all the winners and nominated ones for the Ballon d\u2019Or 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cEspecially to Dibu, what a great, another award for the best goalkeeper in the world. And to Lautaro, to Scaloni and Garnacho.\u201d<\/p>\n

Messi remains the player with the most Ballon d\u2019Or awards (8).<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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