The 30 nominees for the Ballon d’Or were revealed on Monday.
The Premier League was heavily represented, with no less than 15 players from England’s top tier included on the list. Seven came from European champions Liverpool, five play for Manchester City whilst Tottenham had two of their own stars present and Arsenal had one.
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However, there was no place for any of Chelsea’s men, which is surprising bearing in mind they won the Europa League last season. Of course, Eden Hazard was on the list and did play for the Blues last season, but he has since moved to Real Madrid so can’t really be considered a Blue.
It seems that the omission of 28-year-old N’Golo Kante has not gone down well with the Stamford Bridge faithful.
The France international signed for the Blues from Leicester City in 2016 for £30m (BBC Sport), and he is now established as one of the best central midfielders in the world.
The club’s supporters have taken to Twitter to share their disgust. You can see some of the best comments from the social media platform below.
My people tell me how Kante didn’t make it to the Ballon d’Or shortlist but Son included.which criteria was used.i give up. pic.twitter.com/Zzdzubo8SH
— The Raccoons (@Hodgemanspecial) October 22, 2019
We live in a world where Van De Beek and Wijnaldum are nominated for Ballon D’OR but Kantè has not been.. https://t.co/hLFqn1qhZa
— TCF (@TwoChelseaFans) October 21, 2019
Tadic and wijnaldum nominated and u want me to respect the ballon d’or as a competition??
— Kantengine (@KanteThePlug) October 22, 2019
Trying my best to ignore the fact that Kante isn’t on the 30 man shortlist for the Ballon D’or ?
— jacob (@Mossie95) October 21, 2019
So Kante isn’t amongst the 30 Ballon d’Or nominees yet players like Joao Felix, Lloris and Wijnaldum are?
What. A. Joke. pic.twitter.com/9gQnXcsVO3
— Oscar (@OscarCFC__) October 21, 2019
Why the heck is kante not nominated for balloondor wth is this and how the heck did joao felix and vinicuis get in?
— Eden Hazard (@HazaEden10) October 22, 2019
Neymar’s omission on the #BallonDor shortlist is not surprising at all, besides, you have to play to get nominated.
What surprises me the most is the inclusion of Gini, and omission of Kane and Kante. ?
— PeTe (@NsqPeTe) October 22, 2019
Mahrez, De Beek, Son, KDB, Wijnaldum all nominated but Kante isn’t okay then https://t.co/yVCXYR6uXj
— Brad (@Braddyj99) October 21, 2019
