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James Rodriguez chooses his favorite to win 2022 Ballon d Or

By Vatsal Vora Modified 01 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share James Rodriguez has picked his favorite for the Ballon d'Or. Former Real Madrid and current Al-Rayyan star James Rodriguez has picked his former Real Madrid teammate Karim Benzema as the favorite for the 2022 Ballon d'Or award. The Colombian attacker told the following to Spanish TV show El Chiringuito (via BolaVIP): "Karim Benzema has to win the Ballon d'Or, without any doubt. He is the best striker in the world." It is worth mentioning that James Rodriguez has himself been nominated for the prestigious individual honor a couple of times in his career. He finished eighth in the 2014 Ballon d'Or final list. This came after he starred at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Rodriguez ended the World Cup as the tournament's highest goalscorer with six goals. He guided Colombia to the quarterfinals of the tournament where they eventually lost to hosts Brazil. Rodriguez earned a big-money move to Real Madrid after the tournaament. LosMadridistas@LosMadridistas_ James Rodriguez : "Benzema est le meilleur 9 au monde." @elchiringuitotv925 James Rodriguez : "Benzema est le meilleur 9 au monde." @elchiringuitotv https://t.co/RG9czLHRKQ French Football have already released the 30-man shortlist for the 2022 ceremony which will take place in Paris on 17 October 2022. There have been a couple of notable absentees from the nomination list. These include seven-time winner Lionel Messi and his Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) teammate Neymar Jr.

Karim Benzema s excellent 2021-22 season makes him the favorite for the Ballon d Or

Karim Benzema is the outright favorite for the 2022 Ballon d'Or due to his excellent 2021-22 season with Real Madrid. The Frenchman guided Los Blancos to a La Liga and Champions League double last time around. Benzema was in great form last term and ended the season as Real Madrid's top goalscorer. The former Olympique Lyonnais forward scored 44 goals and provided 15 assists from 46 appearances across all competitions. Benzema scored 15 goals in the UEFA Champions League. This included hat-tricks against PSG and Chelsea in the knockout stages of the tournament. Benzema has also started the 2022-23 season in great fashion. The forward has scored four goals from four games across all competitions. He netted one in the UEFA Super Cup against Eintracht Frankfurt in a 2-0 win for Real Madrid. The Frenchman has also scored thrice in three La Liga games for Carlo Ancelotti's side. This included a brace against Espanyol in a 3-1 win. Karim Benzema@BenzemaLet’s go… 351621821Let’s go… https://t.co/kSguKpoaSW Karim Benzema finished fourth in the Ballon d'Or rankings last year. He finished behind Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski and Jorginho. The Frenchman has already picked up the UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award for the 2021-22 season. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Sankalp Srivastava × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular ‍ Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी