BREAKING: Karim Benzema wins 2022 Ballon D’Or

KARIM BENZEMA IS THE 2022 BALLON D’OR winner

Bayern Munich striker Sadio Mane ranked 2nd in the 2022 Ballon d’Or award voting.

Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne ranked 3rd in the 2022 Ballon d’Or award voting..

Barcelona star Robert Lewandowski ranked 4th in the 2022 Ballon d’Or award voting

The honour of football’s most prestigious individual award went to Karim Benzema as he became the first Frenchman to win the Ballon d’Or since Zinedine Zidane. It came as no surprise, after he fired Carlo Ancelotti’s side to a memorable LaLiga and Champions League double, scoring a whopping 44 goals across all competitions.

The likes of Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe were both in the top ten while Benzema is only the second player not named Lionel Messi – who did not make the final shortlist this year – or Cristiano Ronaldo to scoop the prize since 2007. Harry Kane finished 21st in the voting, with Ronaldo in 20th, his worst result since 2005, and Erling Haaland 10th. Mbappe came sixth in the voting, just behind Mohamed Salah

Gavi picked up the Kopa Trophy, for the best men’s U21 player, beating the likes of Jude Bellingham and Bukayo Saka. Barcelona superstar Alexia Putellas clinched her second successive Ballon d’Or Féminin, with Beth Mead second in the voting after starring for Arsenal and England. Thibaut Courtois won the Yashin Trophy.

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