{"id":70150,"date":"2022-08-13T10:45:10","date_gmt":"2022-08-13T09:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/ballon-dor-2022-real-reason-messi-was-snubbed-from-30-man-shortlist"},"modified":"2022-08-13T11:50:33","modified_gmt":"2022-08-13T10:50:33","slug":"ballon-dor-2022-real-reason-messi-was-snubbed-from-30-man-shortlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/ballon-dor-2022-real-reason-messi-was-snubbed-from-30-man-shortlist","title":{"rendered":"Ballon d\u2019Or 2022: Real reason Messi was snubbed from 30-man shortlist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The organizers of the Ballon d\u2019Or Awards, France Football, have explained why Lionel Messi was not included in this year\u2019s shortlist.<\/p>\n<p>The 35-year-old, who is the current holder of the prize, was left out of a 30-man shortlist.<\/p>\n<p>Messi struggled during his first season at Paris Saint-Germain, despite the Ligue 1 club winning the title.<\/p>\n<p>He scored just 11 goals for PSG, his worst return since the 2005\/2006 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Emmanuel Bojan, a journalist for France Football, was responsible for answering questions on their website about the nominees.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Messi\u2019s snub, Bojan said: \u201cInevitably, Lionel Messi, with his 15 appearances in a row since 2006, his seven Ballon d\u2019Or victories, his title holder status, weighs very heavily when it comes to the final choice,\u201d Bojan explained when asked about the seven-time winner\u2019s snub.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Argentinian was part of the discussions to integrate the 30, but the new criteria for the Ballon d\u2019Or were unfavorable to him: disappearance of the criterion of a player\u2019s entire career, and new periodicity, modeled on a season of football and no longer over a calendar year, which does not make it possible to integrate the Copa America of July 11, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then, it must be admitted that his first season in Paris was very disappointing both in terms of the visual impression and the statistics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The organizers of the Ballon d\u2019Or Awards, France Football, have explained why Lionel Messi was not included in this year\u2019s shortlist. The 35-year-old, who is the current holder of the prize, was left out of a 30-man shortlist. 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