Sport: Ballon d'Or award 2023: Messi, Haaland lead nominees
Messi's nomination comes a year after he was omitted from the shortlist. Should he win the men's Ballon d'Or this year, it would mark his eighth time winning the award -- the second most is Cristiano Ronaldo with five. In February, Messi also won the Best FIFA Men's Player award for a second time. ESPN Ballon d'Or award 2023: Messi, Haaland lead nominees ESPN Sep 6, 2023, 02:42 PM ET 4 Minute Read Burley: Haaland should win the Ballon d'Or Craig Burley discusses why he believes Erling Haaland should take home the Ballon d'Or award. Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland lead the 30-player list of candidates for the 2023 Ballon d'Or award after France Football magazine announced the nominees Wednesday. {"uid":0.5074731173009881,"hostPeerName":"https://www-espn-com.cdn.ampproject.org","initialGeometry":"{\"windowCoords_t\":0,\"windowCoords_r\":360,\"window...