Ballon d'Or 2022

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).

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.

Ballon d'Or 2022 ceremony results and updates, Diogo Jota injury situation, Man City reaction, Liverpool transfer news, rumours, gossip.

Ex-Red Sadio Mane is also expected to be high up the list. - Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) - Fabinho (Liverpool) - Sadio Mane (Liverpool) - Casemiro (Real Madrid) The Frenchman will win the Ballon d'Or, while his teammate will win the Yashin Trophy, which recognizes the best goalkeeper of last season. - Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) We are now awaiting the top 10 places. - Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) The trophies are now on stage as the awards ceremony in Paris is underway. A lot of memories are coming to me right at this moment.” Kylian Mbappe has broken his silence after reports emerges that he was looking to leave PSG, with Liverpool once again linked.

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.

The City midfielder was shortlisted alongside Real Madrid's Karim Benzema, who has won this year's prize, and Sadio Mane, who finished second.

[De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne) said: “Obviously it’s nice to be in that list (and) to be nominated for it. But when you finish your career, you can see what you have done as a player in your career for your club, for your country and individually.” SIGN UP TO ACCESS EXCLUSIVE CONTENT](https://www.mancity.com/city-plus) I think if you’re in that list, it means a lot and after it’s people’s opinion. “As a player I think you can reflect on what you did in your career. [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne) was also voted into the PFA Premier League Team of the Year as well as being voted as City’s Player of the Year for the fourth time.

Ballon d'Or results in full as Karim Benzema crowned winner with six present or past Liverpool stars in the final 30.

16th place: 21st place: Elsewhere, Mane picked up the first ever Socrates Award for players who help tackle social issues. The Egyptian King took fifth place, with Mane second. Liverpool had several stars on the shortlist and their finishing positions were confirmed tonight, as the prestigious prize was awarded in a lavish Paris ceremony. It was no surprise to see Benzema take top spot after a hugely successful recent spell with Real Madrid.

Manchester City players Kevin De Bruyne and Ederson came close to winning individual honours at the Ballon d'Or 2022.

"But when you finish your career, you can see what you have done as a player in your career for your club, for your country and individually. City won Club of the Year for having more players nominated than anybody else. [was voted into the final three](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/kevin-de-bruyne) in the prestigious Ballon D'Or Award for 2022, beating off a host of top players and coming in behind just Karim Benzema and Sadio Mane.

The Egyptian was the highest-ranked Liverpool player in the voting for the prestigious individual award. Salah was recognised for a stellar 2021-22 campaign ...

- =25th – Darwin Nunez - =22nd – Trent Alexander-Arnold - =14th – Fabinho

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.

Manchester City have won the Club of the Year award at the 2022 Ballon d'Or ceremony.

This award is recognition of the hard work and dedication found in every department of our organisation. [WATCH THE 2022 BALLON D'OR](https://www.mancity.com/live-ballon-d-or-ceremony-2022) [Brian Barry-Murphy](https://www.mancity.com/players/brian-barry-murphy)’s squad earning plaudits for the manner of the achievement wit several members of the squad going on to make their first-team debuts. Commenting on the award, City CEO Ferran Soriano said: “This is a proud day for Manchester City. [EDERSON THIRD IN 2022 YASHIN TROPHY](https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/ederson-manchester-city-yashin-trophy-ballon-d-or-63801627) [Kevin De Bruyne finished third](https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/kevin-de-bruyne-ballon-d-or-manchester-city-63801628) in the race for the Ballon d'Or and [Ederson was third](https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/ederson-manchester-city-yashin-trophy-ballon-d-or-63801627) in the Yashin Trophy.

Manchester City have been recognised as a collective for their efforts in the last year.

This award is recognition of the hard work and dedication found in every department of our organisation. [given out for the first time](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/manchester-city-fc) last year when Chelsea claimed it following their Champions League victory, rewards the club that has the most nominations across the men's and women's categories. “This is a proud day for Manchester City. City's strength in numbers in the running for individual recognition in Europe highlights the progress they are making, although Champions League glory still eludes them. “We pride ourselves on playing beautiful football and winning matches. City's collection of seven players - Riyad Mahrez, [Kevin De Bruyne](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/kevin-de-bruyne), Phil Foden, Bernardo Silva, [Joao Cancelo](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/joao-cancelo), Lucy Bronze, and [Ederson](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/ederson) - up in three different categories is more than any other club, meaning they become the second recipients of the Club of the Year prize.

For just the second time since 2008, a player not called Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo has collected France Football's coveted award, with Benzema following ...

“Without my team-mates this would not have been possible,” Putellas said. - 8th – Wendie Renard (Lyon and France) - Joint 22nd – Bernardo Silva (Manchester City and Portugal), Phil Foden (Manchester City and England), Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool and England) I had two motivations in my life – Zidane and Ronaldo. “I have a lot of people to thank. “There was a difficult period where I wasn’t in the French team, but I never stopped working hard nor gave up.