There are six Liverpool players on the 2022 Ballon d'Or shortlists including Salah and new liverpool signing, Darwin Nunez
On the 30-person shortlist for the renowned individual prize, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Luis Diaz, Fabinho, Darwin Nunez, Mohamed Salah, and Virgil van Dijk are all represented.
On October 17, a ceremony in Paris will announce the recipient of the prize, which is decided upon by a panel of worldwide journalists.
In a format change, the vote is determined by a player's accomplishments during the 2021–22 season rather than the previous year's calendar year.
The 30-year-old also played 15 times for Egypt during a demanding season in which they advanced to the Africa Cup of Nations final and a World Cup playoff match.
Despite his best efforts, Sadio Mane's Senegal won both games, depriving Salah and his countrymen of the AFCON trophy and a spot in Qatar 2022.
Salah has been correctly included on the initial 30-man longlist for the Ballon d'Or award due to his contributions to club and country.
Nunez, a striker, was added after a 34-goal season with Benfica persuaded Liverpool to pay the highest fee in team history for him this summer.
After a successful first season from a protracted knee injury, Van Dijk made the final 30, while Fabinho and Alexander-Arnold both significantly contributed to the Reds' success in 2021–2022.
Lionel Messi does not appear on the shortlist for the first place time since 2005, but Man utd‘s Cristiano Ronaldo is included.
2022 Ballon d’Or nominees
Thibaut Courtois, Rafael Leao, Christopher Nkunku, Mohamed Salah, Joshua Kimmich, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Vinicius Jr, Bernardo Silva, Luis Diaz, Robert Lewandowski, Riyad Mahrez, Casemiro, Hueng-Min Son, Fabinho, Karim Benzema, Mike Maignan, Harry Kane, Darwin Nunez, Phil Foden, Sadio Mane, Sebastien Haller, Luka Modric, Antonio Rudiger, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kevin De Bruyne, Dusan Vlahovic, Virgil van Dijk, Joao Cancelo, Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland.
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