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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