The Ballon d’Or nominations for this year were announced on September 8. The nominees for Men’s Ballon d’Or included football stars like Jude Bellingham, Lionel Messi, Harry Kane, Erling Haaland, and more. The absence of Ronaldo's name from the list of the prestigious soccer accolade sparked reactions online. For those unaware, Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Ballon d’Or five times in the past.Several football fans flooded the internet with reactions after Ronaldo was snubbed from the nominations. One of them wrote:“Messi is in, Ronaldo is out… For performance-wise the whole season Ronaldo was even better. Political d’or once again.”Baba Chi @jimymassimoLINK@ballondor Messi is in, Ronaldo is out… For performance-wise the whole season Ronaldo was even better. Political d’or once again.Netizens react after Cristiano Ronaldo was skipped from the year’s Ballon d’Or nominationsOne of his fans wrote:“Ronaldo should've at least made the nomination list for his impact last season”Another internet user wrote:“Messi but no Ronaldo is insane”A netizen commented:“If messi is nominated due to his performance...then Ronaldo too should be nominated due to his performances in club side”Another online user wrote:“How did Mane make that least [list] and Ronaldo didn’t make it”Another fan of Cristiano Ronaldo called it unfair.“Where is Ronaldo...This is not fair at all”Another fan said:“No Ronaldo? you hate him that much? Anyways not surprising”From Lionel Messi to Jude Bellingham: Football players nominated this yearHere’s the rundown of players nominated for this year’s awards:Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid/England)Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona/Spain)Marc Cucurella (Real Madrid/Spain)Ousmane Dembele (Paris St-Germain/France)Luis Díaz (Bayern Munich/Colombia)Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United/Portugal)Gabriel (Arsenal/Brazil)Erling Haaland (Manchester City/Norway)Achraf Hakimi (Paris St-Germain/Morocco)Harry Kane (Bayern Munich/England)Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris St-Germain/Georgia)Lamine Yamal (Barcelona/Spain)Sadio Mané (Al-Nassr/Senegal)Marquinhos (Paris St-Germain/Brazil)Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan/Argentina)Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid/France)Nuno Mendes (Paris St-Germain/Portugal)Lionel Messi (Inter Miami/Argentina)Joao Neves (Paris St-Germain/Portugal)Michael Olise (Bayern Munich/France)Willian Pacho (Paris St-Germain/Ecuador)Julian Quiñones (Al-Qadsiah/México)Declan Rice (Arsenal/England)Rodri (Barcelona/Spain)Fabian Ruiz (Paris St-Germain/Spain)William Saliba (Arsenal/France)Ferran Torres (Paris St-Germain/Spain)Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich/France)Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid/Brazil)Vitinha (Paris St-Germain/Portugal)Bruno Fernandes is the only player from Manchester United nominated for the Ballon d’Or this year.The 70th anniversary edition of the awards show will take place in London on October 26.