2022 Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema

2022 Ballon d’Or standings

9 Luke Modric

10 Erling Haaland

11 Heung Min Son

12 Riyadh Mahrez

13 Sebastian Haller

14 Raphael Leo

14 Fabinho

16 Van Dijk

17 Casemiro

19 Vlahovic

19 Luiz Diaz

20 Cristiano Ronaldo

21 Harry Kane

22 Bernardo Silva

24 Trent Alexander Arnold

24 Phil Foden

25 Darwin Nuñez

25 Joao Cancelo

25 Mike Maignan

25 Joshua Kimmich

25 Antonio Rudiger

25 Christopher Nkunku

Ronaldo out of the highest 10 after 16 years

The Portuguese star of Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo, was capable of finding himself within the twentieth place within the rating. Ronaldo was out of the highest 10 within the Ballon d’Or voting for the primary time since 2006.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Ballon d’Or standings:

2004: twelfth
2005: twentieth
2006: 14th
2007: 2nd
2008: 1st 🏆
2009: 2nd
2010: sixth
2011: 2nd
2012: 2nd
2013: 1st 🏆
2014: 1st 🏆
2015: 2nd
2016: 1st 🏆
2017: 1st 🏆
2018: 2nd
2019: third
2021: sixth
2022: twentieth

Lionel Messi isn’t among the many candidates

Lionel Messi, who has received this award essentially the most with 7 instances, isn’t among the many 2002 Ballon d’Or nominees. Messi, who isn’t on the listing together with teammate Neymar, has not been nominated for this award for the primary time since 2005.

Honor to Sadio Mane

Bayern Munich participant Sadio Mane acquired the Socrates Award for his assist in Senegal.

Ladies’s Ballon d’Or once more for Putellas

Alexia Putellas wins the Ladies’s Ballon d’Or for the second time in a row.

Younger Participant of the Yr Award Gavi

Barcelona’s Gavi was awarded the Kopa Trophy, awarded to the most effective younger participant of the 12 months. The identify that received this award the earlier season was one other Pedri from Barcelona. Gavi obtained my award from Pedri.

Lewandowski receives the Gerd Müller award

Robert Lewandowski received the Gerd Müller Trophy, awarded to the most effective striker of the 12 months.

Goalkeeper of the Yr Thibaut Courtois

Thibaut Courtois was awarded the Yachine Trophy, awarded to the most effective goalkeeper of the 12 months.

The most effective membership within the Metropolis

Manchester Metropolis was named the most effective membership of 2022.

Different candidates:

2️⃣ Eduardo Camavinga
3️⃣ Jamal Musiala
4️⃣ Jude Bellingham
5️⃣ Nuno Mendes

2022 Ballon d’Or nominees

Rafael Leo / AC Milan
Karim Benzema / Actual Madrid
Christopher Nkunku / RB Leipzig
Mohamed Salah / Liverpool
Joshua Kimmich / Bayern Munich
Trent Alexander Arnold / Liverpool
Bernardo Silva / Manchester Metropolis
Vinicius Junior / Actual Madrid
Luis Diaz / Liverpool
Robert Lewandowski / Barcelona
Riyadh Mahrez / Manchester Metropolis
Casemiro / Actual Madrid
Son Heung-min / Tottenham
Fabinho / Liverpool
Mike Maignan / AC Milan
Harry Kane / Tottenham
Darwin Nuñez / Liverpool
Phil Foden/Manchester Metropolis
Sadio Mane / Bayern Munich
Sebastien Haller / Borussia Dortmund
Luka Modric / Actual Madrid
Antonio Rudiger / Actual Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo / Manchester United
Kevin De Bruyne/Manchester Metropolis
Dusan Vlahovic / Juventus
Virgil van Dijk/Liverpool
Joao Cancelo / Manchester Metropolis
Kylian Mbappe/Paris Saint-Germain
Erling Haaland / Manchester Metropolis

How does the Ballon d’Or voting course of work?

The primary shortlist of 30 Ballon d’Or nominees is created by the editorial group of the distinguished French publication France Soccer. After the quick listing of 30 folks, a jury consisting of journalists representing varied international locations is introduced collectively and voting begins to find out the names that may occupy the primary, second and third locations.

Who has received the Ballon d’Or earlier than?

Messi is the winner of the Ballons d’Or with seven wins, whereas his rival Ronaldo follows him with 5. The Argentine final received the Ballon d’Or final 12 months, after victorious along with his nation within the Copa America. The award ceremony in 2020 was postponed as a result of pandemic.

2000 – Luis Figo
2001 – Michael Owen
2002 – Ronaldo
2003 – Pavel Nedved
2004 – Andriy Shevchenko
2005 – Ronaldinho
2006 – Fabio Cannavaro
2007 – Kaka
2008 – Cristiano Ronaldo
2009 – Lionel Messi
2010 – Lionel Messi
2011 – Lionel Messi
2012 – Lionel Messi
2013 – Cristiano Ronaldo
2014 – Cristiano Ronaldo
2015 – Lionel Messi
2016 – Cristiano Ronaldo
2017 – Cristiano Ronaldo
2018 – Luka Modrid
2019 – Lionel Messi
2021 – Lionel Messi

France Soccer journal’s “Golden Ball” award in 1956-2009 and FIFA’s “World Footballer of the Yr” award in 1991-2009 have been united underneath the identify “FIFA Golden Ball” in 2010. FIFA and France Soccer journal ended the partnership of the “FIFA Golden Ball” award in 2016.