Karim Benzema Alexia Putellas and more All award winners from the 2022 Ballon d Or gala
Karim Benzema Alexia Putellas and more All award winners from the 2022 Ballon d Or gala Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Approve Reject & ban Delete Logout
KARIM BENZEMA IS THE 2022 BALLON D’OR! Just like every year, there was a lot of excitement among fans and pundits alike to find out who would be voted the winner of the main award, a namesake of the ceremony. Benzema received the trophy from his former manager and former winner of the honor Zinedine Zidane. At 34 years of age, Benzema became the oldest player to win the award since 1956. Sir Stanley Matthews won the trophy at the age of 41 while playing for Blackpool. Current holder and seven-time winner Lionel Messi was left out of the initial 30-man shortlist while his long-time rival and five-time winner Cristiano Ronaldo came in at 20th place in the rankings. Alongside the Men's award, this year six other trophies were handed out. They are as follows - Kopa Trophy for best young player.Yashin Trophy for best goalkeeper.Ballon d'Or Féminin for the best Women's player.Socrates Award for the best social initiative by committed champions.Muller Trophy for the best striker of the year who has scored the most goals for his club and country in one season.Club of the Year for the best club during the 2021-22 season. Barcelona's Gavi won the Kopa Trophy while Barcelona Femení star Alexia Putellas retained her Ballon d'Or Femenin trophy. Real Madrid shot-stopper Thibaut Courtois took home the Yashin Trophy while Manchester City were adjudged as the Club of the Year. The Socrates Award and the Muller Trophy were added to the ceremony for the first time this year. Bayern Munich winger Sadio Mane became the first winner of the Socrates Award, in recognition of his charity work in his native Senegal. Former Bayern Munich star Robert Lewandowski won the inaugural Muller Trophy, named after legendary striker Gerd Muller. He scored 50 goals across all competitions, including 35 in the Bundesliga to finish as the top-scoring player in Europe last season.
Karim Benzema Alexia Putellas and more All award winners from the 2022 Ballon d Or gala
Karim Benzema headlines the Ballon d'Or 2022 winners as Real Madrid and Barcelona share five awards at the gala Real Madrid's has won the for the first time in his career, a well-deserved win thanks to his exploits in the 2021-22 season. This year marked the 66th edition of the award ceremony, organized by France Football annually. The event, which took place at the regal Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris saw some of the biggest football stars grace the venue with their presence. KARIM BENZEMA IS THE 2022 BALLON D’OR!KARIM BENZEMA IS THE 2022 BALLON D’OR! Just like every year, there was a lot of excitement among fans and pundits alike to find out who would be voted the winner of the main award, a namesake of the ceremony. Benzema received the trophy from his former manager and former winner of the honor Zinedine Zidane. At 34 years of age, Benzema became the oldest player to win the award since 1956. Sir Stanley Matthews won the trophy at the age of 41 while playing for Blackpool. Current holder and seven-time winner Lionel Messi was left out of the initial 30-man shortlist while his long-time rival and five-time winner Cristiano Ronaldo came in at 20th place in the rankings. Alongside the Men's award, this year six other trophies were handed out. They are as follows - Kopa Trophy for best young player.Yashin Trophy for best goalkeeper.Ballon d'Or Féminin for the best Women's player.Socrates Award for the best social initiative by committed champions.Muller Trophy for the best striker of the year who has scored the most goals for his club and country in one season.Club of the Year for the best club during the 2021-22 season. Barcelona's Gavi won the Kopa Trophy while Barcelona Femení star Alexia Putellas retained her Ballon d'Or Femenin trophy. Real Madrid shot-stopper Thibaut Courtois took home the Yashin Trophy while Manchester City were adjudged as the Club of the Year. The Socrates Award and the Muller Trophy were added to the ceremony for the first time this year. Bayern Munich winger Sadio Mane became the first winner of the Socrates Award, in recognition of his charity work in his native Senegal. Former Bayern Munich star Robert Lewandowski won the inaugural Muller Trophy, named after legendary striker Gerd Muller. He scored 50 goals across all competitions, including 35 in the Bundesliga to finish as the top-scoring player in Europe last season.