When were the last time Messi and Ronaldo were nominated for Ballon d’Or?

Ballon d’Or, for most of the 21st century, was dominated by two football players – Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. The two have 13 trophies between them, with the first extraction eight.

But when the nominees for the Ballon d’Or 2025 were released on Thursday, the two names were missing for what is the second time in a row.

When was the last time Lionel Messi was shown on the Ballon d’Or list?

Messi was last nominated for the Ballon d’Or in 2023. He won the trophy that time after he won the FIFA World Cup the year before. However, he had missed the shortlist of 30 men in 2022.

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When does Cristiano Ronaldo have the last position on the Ballon d’Or list?

Ronaldo played for the last time in the list in 2022 when he finished 20th in the 30-man Shortlist, his lowest position since 2005.

When did Messi and Ronaldo be on the shortlist on the Ballon d’Or list for the last time?

Messi and Ronaldo last appeared together in the Ballon d’Or list in 2021. Messi won the balloon d’Or or then, while Ronaldo finished sixth.

The first appearance of the two together on the list dates from 2007 when Ronaldo finished second and Messi, third.