Ballon d’Or 2022: Everything you need to know

New Delhi: The Ballon d’Or 2022 ceremony will take place on October 17, 2022, at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris. The time of the ceremony is yet to be announced.

The 66th edition of the prestigious Ballon d’Or award will take place earlier than its predecessors due to a change in format from this season. The Ballon d’Or is presented and nominated by France Football, and voted on by international journalists. The prestigious Golden Ball will be awarded for the performances of footballers over a full season. Previously, the prize was awarded for the players’ displays in a calendar year.

Up until now, Ballon d’Or 2021 was won by Messi who now has a record seven titles on his trophy cabinet. In second place is Cristiano Ronaldo with a total of five, having last won it in 2017. Last year’s Women’s Ballon d’Or, also known as Ballon d’Or Féminin, was won by Alexis Putellas.

The ceremony will also feature the presentation of the Kopa Trophy for the best performing player under the age of 21 and the Yashin Trophy for the best goalkeeper. The Kopa Trophy was won by Pedri while Gianluigi Donnarumma bagged the Yashin Trophy in 2021.

The list of nominees was announced by France Football. Here is the full list of nominees for this year’s award.

Player
Club

Thibaut Courtois
Real Madrid

Rafael Leao
AC Milan

Christopher Nkunku
RB Leipzig

Mohamed Salah
Liverpool

Joshua Kimmich
Bayern Munich

Trent Alexander-Arnold
Liverpool

Bernardo Silva
Manchester City

Luis Diaz
Liverpool

Robert Lewandowski
Barcelona

Riyad Mahrez
Manchester City

Casemiro
Real Madrid

Heung-Min Son
Tottenham

Fabinho
Liverpool

Karim Benzema
Real Madrid

Mike Maignan
AC Milan

Harry Kane
Tottenham

Darwin Nunez
Liverpool

Phil Foden
Manchester City

Sadio Mane
Bayern Munich

Sebastian Haller
Borussia Dortmund

Luka Modric
Real Madrid

Antonio Rudiger
Real Madrid

Cristiano Ronaldo
Manchester United

Kevin De Bruyne
Manchester City

Dusan Vlahovic
Juventus

Virgil van Dijk
Liverpool

Joao Cancelo
Juventus

Kylian Mbappe
Paris Saint-Germain

Erling Haaland
Manchester City

 

Ballon d’Or 2022 favorites

 

Karim Benzema

Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema is one of the clear favorites to win the Ballon d’Or 2022. The French forward helped Real Madrid lift both the La Liga and Champions League and was influential in the European campaign that featured phenomenal wins over the likes of PSG and Manchester City.All 

Sadio Mane

Sadio Mane could become the first African player to win the Ballon d’Or since George Weah in 1995. He is right behind Benzema in the favorites list having scored 33 goals and helped his teams to Africa Cup of Nations, FA Cup & Carabao Cup success.

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