Messi, Haaland and Bonmati lead Ballon d'Or nominees

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Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland are among the leading contenders to win this year's men's Ballon d'Or, while Spain World Cup star Aitana Bonmati leads the nominees announced for the women's prize. Messi, who recently left Paris Saint-Germain for Inter Miami, is in with a chance of succeeding Frances Karim Benzema and winning the Ballon d'Or for the eighth time in