Football’s most needed particular individual award is again on the agenda because the 2022 Ballon d’Or winners high the record.
This 12-month shortlist is topped by France Football, with seven-time winner Lionel Messi notably absent for the primary time since 2005. The award is now based on efficiency throughout the season, which is somewhat over 12 calendar months.
As a outcome, Karim Benzema is a heavy favourite to win the Ballon d’Or, after beating Real Madrid in La Liga and the Champions League final season, and he’s set to dethrone team-mate Luka Modric as a gamer. Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have chosen the award since 2008.
The 30-man shortlist has many Premier League icons, together with three English avid gamers named Trent Alexander-Arnold, Phil Foden and Harry Kane. Erling Haaland’s unimaginative begin to the season will not assist him within the polls, however he is properly positioned to be a key contender for the 2023 award.
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When will the 2022 Ballon d’Or winners be introduced?
The winner could be topped on the Théâtre du Chatelet in Paris on Monday, October 17, with celebrations beginning at 7:30 PM BST.
How to look at the 2022 Ballon d’Or ceremony
Live Stream: The occasion could be streamed dwell on L’Equipe’s YouTube channel and web site.
The Ballon d’Or shortlist is full
The membership carried out within the bracket for the final season.
Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
Joao Cancelo (Manchester City)
Casemiro (Real Madrid)
Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)
Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
Luis Diaz (Porto, Liverpool)
Fabinho (Liverpool)
Phil Foden (Manchester City)
Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund)
Sebastian Haller (Ajax)
Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur)
Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)
Rafael Leo (Milan)
Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City)
Mike Megan (Milan)
Sadio Mane (Liverpool)
Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain)
Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig)
Darwin Nunez (Benfica)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus, Manchester United)
Antonio Rudiger (Chelsea)
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)
Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur)
Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)
Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)
Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina, Juventus)
Can totally different prizes be awarded?
Female Ballon d’Or winners is also supplied, with three shortlisted England gamers, Lucy Bronze, Millie Bright and Beth Mead.
Among the 20 gamers nominated are Chelsea’s Sam Kerr and Arsenal’s Vivian Miedema, the Women’s Champions League winner vying for the Lyon award.
Bukayo Saka and Jude Bellingham are every on the ten-man shortlist for the Copa Trophy, awarded to the best male U21 participant, whereas 4 Premier League goalkeepers have been nominated for the Yashin Trophy.
Alisson Becker, who obtained the inaugural award in 2019, is once more shortlisted together with Ederson, Hugo Lloris and Edouard Mendy.
