Cristiano Ronaldo misses the 2026 Ballon d'Or finalist list
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 9, 2026, 12:57 PM
Last updated Sep 9, 2026
Cristiano Ronaldo has been excluded from the 30-player shortlist for the 2026 Ballon d'Or. This marks the fourth consecutive year the Al-Nassr forward has failed to earn a nomination for the award. Despite his contribution to a Saudi Pro League title win with his club, voters favored other international performances, including those from the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Ronaldo, a five-time winner, remains absent from the final list that features players such as Harry Kane, Lionel Messi, and Rodri. The list represents the top performers across the recent domestic and international calendar. No Al-Nassr players other than Sadio Mané were included among the final 30 nominees.
- •Cristiano Ronaldo is absent from the 2026 Ballon d'Or 30-player finalist list.
- •This is the fourth straight year the five-time winner has been excluded.
- •The list includes players such as Harry Kane, Lionel Messi, and Rodri.
- •Sadio Mané is the only Al-Nassr player nominated for the award.
- 12:57 PMYahoo Sports — Cristiano Ronaldo snubbed on 2026 Ballon d'Or finalist list
"Cristiano Ronaldo’s unfortunate streak of Ballon d’Or nominations seems to continue. The ghost of a failed Ballon d’Or finalist list has again come at this time of year to haunt Ronaldo for the fourth time in a row. A winner of five Ballon d’Or awards, he has been missing from the list for the last four years and has again failed to make it this […] The post Cristiano Ronaldo snubbed on 2026 Ballon d'Or finalist list appeared first on ClutchPoints.
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