FULL NOM. LIST: Lionel Messi fails to make the Ballon d'Or shortlist for the first time since 2005

The French news magazine France Football released its annual Ballon d'Or nominees on Friday.

Players Selma Bacha, Alex Morgan, Alexia Putellas, Catarina Macario, Rafael Leão and Mohamed Salah were among the shortlist's nominees, along with several of their peers. 

Hot favourite Karim Benzema has been nominated for the 2022 Ballon d'Or, but there is no place on the shortlist for Paris Saint-Germain duo Lionel Messi and Neymar. Messi has won the award seven times - more than any other player in history - but does not make the list for the first time since 2005. 

Winners of the Ballon d'Or awards are announced at a glitzy ceremony in Paris on October 17.

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 It's the first time since 2005 that Lionel Messi wasn't included on the Ballon d'Or 30-man shortlist.

2022 BALLON D'OR NOMINEES

• Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)
• Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
• Rafael Leao (AC Milan)
• Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig)
• Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)
• Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
• Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid)
• Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)
• Luis Diaz (Liverpool)
• Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona)
• Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City)
• Casemiro (Real Madrid)
• Heung-Min Son (Tottenham)
• Fabinho (Liverpool)
• Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
• Mike Maignan (AC Milan)
• Harry Kane (Tottenham)
• Darwin Nunez (Liverpool)
• Phil Foden (Manchester City)
• Sadio Mane (Bayern Munich)
• Sebastien Haller (Borussia Dortmund)
• Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
• Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid)
• Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
• Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City)
• Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus)
• Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)
• Joao Cancelo (Manchester City)
• Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
• Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain)

The winner will be crowned at the Ballon d'Or ceremony on October 17 in Paris.