Lionel Messi & Inter Miami Nominated For a New Award at the Ballon d'Or 2025 Ceremony

The ceremony gave out 13 awards, including the best young players awards and best goalkeepers of the year awards. The ceremony introduced a new award where Lionel Messi and Inter Miami are nominated.

The new award is called The Best Play of the Year award. The nominees showcased five team goals from around the world, and an Inter Miami goal was one of them.

The Inter Miami goal nominated was the team's goal against the New York Red Bulls in the MLS that happened earlier this year. Lionel Messi provided the assist for Jordi Alba to give Inter Miami the equalizer against the NY Red Bulls.

Football fans could vote for the Best Play of the Year on the Ballon d'Or website.

The Other Nominees

The other nominees for this award are the Brazilian National Team, PSG, Real Madrid, and the Spanish National Team.

Brazil's goal vs Peru in a World Cup qualifier was one of the best team goals of the year. Andreas Pereira was the goalscorer. The midfielder scored a scissor kick goal.

PSG's third goal against Inter Milan in the Champions League final is nominated for this award. Desire Doue's goal is remembered for the team play that involved Vitinha and Ousmane Dembele.

Real Madrid's goal against Man City in the Champions League is also admired for the quick counter-attacking play that led to a slick Kylian Mbappe finish.

Spain's fifth goal against France in the UEFA Nations League semifinal was admirable as Pedro Porro found Lamine Yamal on the edge of the box. The teenager toe-pokes the ball past Mike Maignan.