Ballon d'Or 2022: Full list of nominees, key favourites for best player awards & more
The Ballon d'Or 2022 ceremony will take place on October 17, 2022 at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris with the timing of he event yet to be revealed.
- SportFit
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The 30-man list for the prestigious Ballon d’Or 2022 award was revealed on Friday with Lionel Messi not making the list for the very first time since 2005. The will Ballon d’Or 2022 award be awarded for the performances of footballers over a full season from 2022. Previously, the award was given for the player's performance in a calendar year. We take a look at Ballon d'Or nominees and details about Ballon d'Or 2022 ceremony.
Football news: A look at Ballon d'Or nominees
Real Madrid
Karim Benzema
Antonio Rudiger
Thibaut Courtois
Vinicius Junior
Luka Modric
Casemiro
Liverpool
Mohammad Salah
Trent Alexander-Arnold
Luis Diaz
Fabinho
Darwin Nunez
Virgil van Dijk
Manchester City
Kevin De Bruyne
Phil Foden
Joao Cancelo
Riyad Mahrez
Bernardo Silva
Erling Haaland
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Manchester United
Cristiano Ronaldo
Tottenham Hotspur
Harry Kane
Son Heung-min
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Bayern Munich
Sadio Mané
Joshua Kimmich
Barcelona
Robert Lewandowski
Paris Saint Germain
Kylian Mbappé
Borussia Dortmund
Sébastien Haller
AC Milan
Mike Maignan
Rafael Leao
RB Leipzig
Christopher Nkunku
Juventus
Dusan Vlahovic
When will Ballon d'Or 2022 ceremony take place?
The Ballon d'Or 2022 ceremony will take place on October 17, 2022, at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris. The time of the event is yet to be announced. Besides the Ballon d'Or 2022 award, the ceremony will also witness other trophies Kopa Trophy (for the best performing player under the age of 21) and the Yashin Trophy (for the best goalkeeper) being also presented. The Kopa Trophy was won by Pedri while Gianluigi Donnarumma bagged the Yashin Trophy in 2021.
Who will be the favourites to win Ballon d'Or 2022?
Real Madrid Karim Benzema and Bayern Munich's Sadio Mane are currently the favourites to win the Ballon d'Or 2022 trophy. Benzema is strongly tipped to win the Ballon d'Or 2022 trophy having helped Real Madrid lift both the La Liga and Champions League. He also had a huge role to play in European Champions' win over PSG and Manchester City during the competition.
Sadio Mane on the other hand could make history if he wins the award. The former Liverpool player could become the first African player to win the Ballon d'Or since George Weah in 1995. Last season Mane scored 33 goals and helped his country win the Africa Cup of Nations while tasting FA Cup & Carabao Cup success with Liverpool.