Ballon d'Or Shock: Messi & Ronaldo Out!

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were both left off the list of nominees for this year's Ballon d'Or award, marking the first time neither star was nominated since 2003.

Record eight-time winner Messi, and his longtime rival Ronaldo, who has five Ballon d'Ors to his name, did not feature Wednesday in a list of 30 players in the running for this year's prize, which will be presented Oct. 28.