Ballon d'Or 2022

SportsBrief.com News ☆ A new voting criteria has denied a Erling Haalnd a chance to challenge for the 2022 edition of the Ballon d'Or. Karim Benzema is a ...

[Karim Benzema](https://sportsbrief.com/tag/karim-benzema/) is the current favourite to clinch the coveted individual accolade in 2022. [footballers](https://sportsbrief.com/facts/top-listicles/13546-who-top-10-handsome-footballers-world-2022/) who will be challenging for the award. Erling Haaland will not be in the running for the 2022 edition of the Ballon d'Or award. [EPL](https://sportsbrief.com/tag/epl-english-premier-league/) outings, the Norwegian star is no doubt the favourite to win the Golden Boot award in his first year in the English top-flight. - With 29 goals to his name in his last season with Dortmund and 20 so far with City, Haaland was expected to be among the favourites for the award - Man City superstar Erling Haaland will not be among the contenders for the 2022 edition of the Ballon d'Or award

The Ballon d'Or, the Ballon d'Or Feminin, the Kopa Trophy and the Yashin Trophy will be awarded on October 17 in Paris in a lavish ceremony.

Darwin Nunez (Benfica - moved to Liverpool). =17: Luis Diaz (Porto / Liverpool). Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina / Juventus). Antonio Rudiger (Chelsea / Real Madrid). Tomorrow hopefully he can win the Ballon d'Or and we are going to congratulate him because a little bit of that Ballon is also ours." Want to know how the Ballon d'Or works for this year? 'I want to firstly thank my teammates, the club Real Madrid, to be part of this amazing team," he says. A shame that voting closed before Foden's hat-trick against Manchester United a fortnight ago. =25: Joao Cancelo (Manchester City). In third place, Champions League and La Liga winners Real Madrid. Mike Maignan (AC Milan). Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich).

The ceremony starts at 19:30 UK time. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have won 12 of the last 13 Ballon d'Ors - with Real Madrid's Luka Modric winning as the ...

Darwin Nunez (Benfica - moved to Liverpool). =17: Luis Diaz (Porto / Liverpool). Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina / Juventus). Antonio Rudiger (Chelsea / Real Madrid). Tomorrow hopefully he can win the Ballon d'Or and we are going to congratulate him because a little bit of that Ballon is also ours." Want to know how the Ballon d'Or works for this year? 'I want to firstly thank my teammates, the club Real Madrid, to be part of this amazing team," he says. A shame that voting closed before Foden's hat-trick against Manchester United a fortnight ago. =25: Joao Cancelo (Manchester City). In third place, Champions League and La Liga winners Real Madrid. Mike Maignan (AC Milan). Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich).

France Football have announced the final rankings for the 2022 Ballon d'Or after Karim Benzema picked up his first Golden Ball.

Benzema's was rewarded for the lead role he played in Madrid winning both the Champions League and La Liga, while he also lifted the Nations League trophy with France back in October 2021. Benzema, though, was just one of 30 nominees for the most prestigious individual award in world football, and France Football has revealed the final standings of where all 30 ranked after the final voting. [The Real Madrid striker picked up the Golden Ball at the annual ceremony](https://www.goal.com/en/news/benzema-2022-ballon-d-or-winner-real-madrid-champions-league-la-liga/blt205c771507d61f07) in Paris following his superb 2021-22 season for both club and country.

Karim Benzema has won the Ballon d'Or for the first time in his career. The Frenchman becomes only the second player aside from Lionel Messi and Cristiano ...

Last season, Benzema was in scintillating form. It is this drive that has kept me going and never allowed me to let up. Aged 34, Benzema is the oldest Ballon d'Or winner since Stanley Matthews in 1956. "There are a lot of people to thank. To be here today for the first time, I am happy, pleased for my work and want to keep going. Benzema's Real Madrid team-mate Luka Modric won the prize in 2018.

Karim Benzema won his first Ballon d'Or in Paris on Monday after a truly remarkable 2021-22 season for both Real Madrid and France.

GOAL tells the story of one of the best individual seasons of the past few years... A leader through both his weight of personality and his on-field performances, Benzema was, in the end, the run-away winner in the Ballon d'Or vote. Benzema's prize is thoroughly well deserved after a 2021-22 season that saw him cement his status as one of the best centre-forwards of his generation, and a Real Madrid icon.

The results are in from the 2022 Ballon d'Or. Karim Benzema may have won the prize, but how did everyone fare in the voting?

- =14: Fabinho (Liverpool) He finished in joint 17th. Joao Cancelo was joint 25th. Robert Lewandowski - now a Barcelona player - was once again nominated after scoring more goals than he had appearances in both the Bundesliga and Champions League for Bayern Munich last season; 48 goals in 44 matches. He came fourth. Karim Benzema may have won the prize, but how did all 30 players nominated fare in the voting?

Putellas beat the likes of Chelsea forward Sam Kerr, Arsenal and England striker Beth Mead and Lyon's Ada Hegerberg to win the most prestigious individual award ...

- 8. - 9. - 19. "I injured my knee at a time I didn't think it could be possible. The truth is a year ago I was able to win this prize. Arsenal strike Beth Mead finished in second while Chelsea's Sam Kerr came in third.

Putellas retains her title as the world's best women's player after leading Barcelona to another Spanish title, scoring 18 goals in the process. Barça won all ...

Lewandowski, who joined Barcelona from Bayern Munich this summer, came fourth in the men’s ranking and also won the Gerd Müller trophy for the world’s best forward. The men’s judging panel was also reduced from 170 to 100, with 50 judges for the women’s prize. Thibaut Courtois won the Lev Yashin trophy for the world’s best goalkeeper and placed seventh overall, with his Real Madrid teammates Vinícius Júnior and Luka Modric in eighth and ninth place. Manchester City were named club of the year after Pep Guardiola’s side won their fourth Premier League title in five seasons. The 34-year-old scored 27 goals in La Liga and was also the top scorer in the Champions League with 15. Putellas retains her title as the world’s best women’s player after leading Barcelona to another Spanish title, scoring 18 goals in the process.

Putellas has become the first female player to win the Ballon dOr for two years in a row; Arsenal and England forward Beth Mead was voted as runner-up after ...

"Without my team-mates this would not have been possible," said Putellas after picking up the award. England's Beth Mead was the runner-up for the award after guiding the Lionesses to the European Championships title, with Chelsea's Sam Kerr having to settle for third. Putellas has become the first female player to win the Ballon d'Or for two years in a row; Arsenal and England forward Beth Mead was voted as runner-up after guiding the Lionesses to European Championships glory; Chelsea's Sam Kerr finished third