2022 Ballon D’or Winner Has Been Leaked

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    According to reports in Spain, Karim Benzema has been selected as the 2022 Ballon d’Or winner.

    The 34-year-old Frenchman, who helped Real Madrid win the Champions League and LaLiga last season, was in the best shape of his life.

    In an interview with Vamos before the event, FC Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski who is also a major contender for the award predicted that Benzema will win the Ballon d’Or “assuming they don’t cancel it.”

    Karim Benzema Tipped To Be The 2022 Ballon D’or Winner

    2022 Ballon D'or Winner Has Been Leaked
    Karim Benzema

    Even though the 2022 Ballon d’Or event isn’t until Monday night, the major award winners have already been “leaked.”

    The 2022 Ballon d’Or ceremony is scheduled to take place in Paris, France on 17 October 2022 at 7:30 pm WAT.

    The 30-player shortlist, which includes several Premier League players, was first revealed back in August.

    Based on the leaked details of the award, French striker Karim Benzema won the prized accolade over Sadio Mane of Bayern Munich and Polish superstar Robert Lewandowski on Sunday after scoring in Real Madrid’s 3-1 El Clasico victory over Barcelona.

    After a challenging first season at Paris Saint-Germain, Lionel Messi was not included on the shortlist for the first time since 2005.

    Players from Liverpool and Manchester City dominated the list, with names like Kevin De Bruyne, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Phil Foden, Riyad Mahrez, and Mohamed Salah all appearing.

    While four English top-flight goalkeepers are on the list for the Yashin Trophy, Bukayo Saka was the only Premier League player to receive a nomination for the renowned Kopa Trophy award. Last year, Messi won the Ballon d’Or for the seventh time in his career, surpassing Cristiano Ronaldo (5) in the process.

    Outside of Messi and Ronaldo, Luka Modric is the only player to have won the Ballon d’Or in the previous 13 awards shows. Karim Benzema, who is the overwhelming favorite to win the 2022 award, is expected to change that this year.

    Additionally, it has already been “leaked” that Karim Benzema will be this year’s Ballon d’Or winner.

    According to the Spanish publication Marca, Benzema will defeat stiff competition from Robert Lewandowski, Sadio Mane, and Kylian Mbappe.

    Benzema with Messi

    Real Madrid’s amazing Champions League victory last year was greatly aided by Benzema. In just 12 games, he scored an incredible 15 goals, including hat-tricks against Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain.

    His goals also contributed to Real’s second La Liga championship in three years. Thibaut Courtois, Benzema’s Real Madrid teammate, will allegedly also be crowned the Yashin Trophy winner.

    2022 Ballon D'or Winner Has Been Leaked
    Benzema

    After making numerous great saves during the victory over Liverpool in the Champions League final, the Belgian goalie was voted player of the match. The Kopa Trophy is expected to be awarded to Barcelona starlet Gavi, making it a clean sweep for La Liga as well.

    Benzema in action

    Benzema is the ninth member of Real Madrid to ever receive the honor.

    He follows in the footsteps of current teammate Luka Modric as well as Cristiano Ronaldo, Fabio Cannavaro, Ronaldo, Luis Figo, and Alfredi Di Stefano.

    Who Won The Ballon d’Or 2022?

    2022 Ballon D'or Winner Has Been Leaked

    Karim Benzema received his first Ballon d’Or award in his professional career in 2022. He also broke Luka Modric’s record for winning the trophy at age 33 by being the oldest player (34 years old) to win it.

    Real Madrid won the double last season thanks to Karim Benzema’s record 44 goals and 14 assists. He is the first French winner since Zinedine Zidane in 1998, making him the fifth Frenchman to receive the honor.

    When did the Ballon d’Or 2022 took place?

    The Ballon d’Or 2022 ceremony was held on October 17, 2022 in Paris, France. It was the 66th edition. It was crowded with numerous football greats who were delighted for Benzema, the award winner.

    2022 Ballon d’Or nominees

    1. Thibaut Courtois – Real Madrid
    2. Rafael Leao – AC Milan
    3. Christopher Nkunku – RB Leipzig
    4. Mohamed Salah – Liverpool
    5. Joshua Kimmich – Bayern Munich
    6. Trent Alexander-Arnold – Liverpool
    7. Vinicius Junior – Real Madrid
    8. Bernardo Silva – Manchester City
    9. Luis Diaz – Porto/Liverpool
    10. Robert Lewandowski – Bayern Munich/Barcelona
    11. Riyad Mahrez – Manchester City
    12. Casemiro – Real Madrid/Manchester United
    13. Son Heung-min – Tottenham Hotspur
    14. Fabinho – Liverpool
    15. Karim Benzema – Real Madrid
    16. Mike Maignan – AC Milan
    17. Harry Kane – Tottenham Hotspur
    18. Darwin Nunez – Benfica/Liverpool
    19. Phil Foden – Manchester City
    20. Sadio Mane – Liverpool/Bayern Munich
    21. Sebastien Haller – Ajax/Borussia Dortmund
    22. Luka Modric – Real Madrid
    23. Antonio Rudiger – Chelsea/Real Madrid
    24. Cristiano Ronaldo – Manchester United
    25. Kevin De Bruyne – Manchester City
    26. Dusan Vlahovic – Fiorentina/Juventus
    27. Virgil van Dijk – Liverpool
    28. Joao Cancelo – Manchester City
    29. Kylian Mbappe – Paris Saint-Germain
    30. Erling Haaland – Borussia Dortmund/Manchester City

    Ballon d’Or 2022 Final rankings

    1. karim Benzema
    2. Sadio Mane
    3. Kevin De Bryune
    4. Robert Lewandowski
    5. Mohamed Salah
    6. Kylian Mbappe
    7. Thibaut Courtois
    8. Vinicus Junior
    9. Luka Modric
    10. Erling Haaland.
    11. Heung Min Son
    12. Riyad Mahrez
    13. Sebastien Haller
    14. Rafael Leao
    15. Fabinho
    16. Virgil Van Dijk
    17. Dusan Vlahovic
    18. Luis Diaz
    19. Casemiro
    20. Cristiano Ronaldo
    21. Harry Kane
    22. Phil Foden
    23. Bernando Silva
    24. Trent Alexander Arnold
    25. Christopher Nkunku
    26. Joshua Kimmich

    The Three Finalists for the 2022 Ballon d’Or Award are:

    2022 Ballon D'or Winner Has Been Leaked
    1. Karim Benzema
    2022 Ballon D'or Winner Has Been Leaked

    Karim Benzema received the most votes to become the 2022 Ballon d’Or winner. Benzema was celebrated by his friends, including the president of France, Emmanuel Macron. The French striker will present the award to the Real Madrid fans when Real Madrid plays Elche on October 19, 2022, away from home.

    2. Sadio Mane

    Africa’s footballer of the year was close to winning the Ballon d’Or award but it was made impossible by the football journalists who rated Benzema ahead of him. The Senegalese was second on the nomination list after he won the African Cup of Nations with Senegal and won both the FA Cup and Carling Cup with Liverpool.

    The winger also helped Senegal qualify for the World Cup against Egypt. He did not win the Ballon d’Or, but he received a Socrates award for his contributions to Senegal.

    3. Kevin De Bryune:

    Manchester City’s greatest creative midfielder, Kevin De Bryune surpassed David Silva’s record by providing a total of 95 assists so far at City. He deserves to be on the list, and if he keeps up with his performance, De Bryune is likely to get his hands on the prestigious award one day.

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