So much about the Ballon d’Or suggests it doesn’t care about women’s football | Ballon d’Or

The release of the Ballon d’Or shortlists naturally focused on the absence of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo from the men’s top 30 for the first time in 21 years, yet the real glaring omissions were to be found among the awards ceremony’s token efforts regarding women’s football.