the ballondor nominees were confirmed on Wednesday as 30 players were shortlisted for the prestigious individual award which is currently in the hands of Leonel Messi but neither Messi who has won the Bal Andor an incredible eight times or Cristiano Ronaldo who has five of them to his name were named among the nominees for the first time since 2003 Messi and Ronaldo weren't the only big names to be left out as Premier League Stars Mohamad Salah Kevin D brri and Virgil vanik also failed to make the short list not to mention Real Madrid star Rodrigo who posted on social media in Wake of his bendor snub last season the Brazilian made 51 appearances across all competitions scoring 17 goals as he helped his side to La Liga and Champions League Glory Rodrigo's Omission surprised neyar who threw his support behind his fellow countrymen he reckons the 23-year-old is among the top five best players in the world saying minimum top five in the world crack the forward joined Los Blancos in 2019 having reached an agreement the year before he's played 221 games for the club scoring 55 goals he's won three laiga titles and two Champions Leagues during his prolific spell at the club several of Rodrigo's Club teammates however made the ballondor short list Jude Bellingham Danny carv Tony Cruz Antonio rigger kyli and amb bappi Federico valde and venous Jr are among the candidates for the 2020 4 ballondor which will be announced on October 24