For the first time since 2005, Lionel Messi has been left off the Ballon d'Or shortlist.
The prestigious award has a 30-man shortlist that includes many Premier League stars, including players from Manchester United and Liverpool.
Despite Manchester United's disastrous 2021-22 season, Messi's fierce rival Cristiano Ronaldo is on the shortlist. Ronaldo had a good personal season, scoring 24 goals in all competitions.
Six Liverpool players have joined the Portugal legend in being nominated; Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, Darwin Nunez, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Fabinho, and Luis Diaz are all contenders.
Messi was not nominated for the first time in 17 years, signaling a clear change of guard at the top of elite football. After joining PSG from Barcelona, the record eight-time Ballon d'Or winner had a disappointing first season.
In 2021-22, the Argentine scored six Ligue 1 goals and struck 11 times in all competitions. He have 15 assists as PSG reclaimed the French league title.
Messi controversially won his seventh Ballon d'Or last year, beating out Robert Lewandowski.
The 35-year-old is the second player to be left off the 30-man shortlist a year after winning the award. Luka Modric, who won the Ballon d'Or in 2018 but was not nominated the following year, was the previous player.
Manchester City has six nominees. Erling Haaland, a new signing, makes the squad after an outstanding season with Borussia Dortmund. Last weekend, the Norwegian scored twice in his Premier League debut against West Ham.
Shortlisted players include Bernardo Silva, Kevin de Bruyne, Joao Cancelo, and Riyad Mahrez. Along with Alexander-Arnold and Harry Kane, City midfielder Phil Foden is one of only two England players to appear.
Son Heung-min, Kane's Tottenham teammate, completes the Premier League representation.
However, now-Bayern Munich and Real Madrid stars Sadio Mane and Antonio Rudiger have been nominated primarily for their outstanding performances at Liverpool and Chelsea last season.
Chelsea and Arsenal are not included on the list.
The full shortlist is...
Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)
Rafael Leao (AC Milan)
Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig)
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)
Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
Vinicius Jnr (Real Madrid)
Bernardo Silva (Man City)
Luis Diaz (Liverpool)
Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona)
Riyad Mahrez (Man City)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd)
Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid)
Kevin de Bruyne (Man City)
Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
Erling Haaland (Man City)
Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus)
Joao Cancelo (Man City)
Kylian Mbappe (PSG)
Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)
Son Heung-min (Tottenham)
Fabinho (Liverpool)
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
Mike Maignan (AC Milan)
Harry Kane (Tottenham)
Darwin Nunez (Liverpool)
Phil Foden (Man City)
Sadio Mane (Bayern Munich)
Sebastian Haller (Borussia Dortmund)