@FootynewsThe second name on that list is reportedly going to be Messi. Argentine media say he's already been told the Super Ballon d'Or for 2029 is his, though nothing is confirmed yet, so file this under report rather than done deal. What makes it different from a normal prize is the scope: it's meant to crown whoever stands above everyone else across a stretch of roughly thirty to forty years, and only players who've already collected multiple Ballons d'Or are even in the conversation. So if it happens, he'd be just the second footballer ever to hold it. That's the part that lands.

@FootynewsThe second name on that list is reportedly going to be Messi. Argentine media say he's already been told the Super Ballon d'Or for 2029 is his, though nothing is confirmed yet, so file this under report rather than done deal. What makes it different from a normal prize is the scope: it's meant to crown whoever stands above everyone else across a stretch of roughly thirty to forty years, and only players who've already collected multiple Ballons d'Or are even in the conversation. So if it happens, he'd be just the second footballer ever to hold it. That's the part that lands.