The nominees for the Ballon d’Or 2022 have been announced, with Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema considered the frontrunner.
Cristiano Ronaldo has also been nominated for the Ballon d’Or 2022, after a dismal season at Manchester United. Young people like Vinicius Junior, Erling Haaland, and Kylian Mbappe have all received nominations.
Paul Pogba, Frankie De Jong, Hazard, Griezzmann, Neymar, and Sterling all failed to reach the list, with the exception of Lionel Messi, who is absent from it for the first time.
The 25 Ballon d’Or 2022 Nominees list is heavily populated by Real Madrid athletes.
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Ballon d’Or 2022 Nominees
- Thibaut Coutios – Real Marid
- Rafael Leao – AC Milan
- Chrsitopher Nkunku – RB Leipzig
- Mohhamed Salh – Liverpool
- Joshua Kimmich – Bayern Munich
- Trent Alexander-Arnold – Liverpool
- Robert Lewandowski – Barcelona
- Bernardo Silva – Manchester City
- Vincius Junior – Real Madrid
- Luis Diaz – Real Madrid
- Karim Benzema – Real Madrid
- Fabinho – Liverpool
- Riyad Mahrez – Manchester City
- Heung-Min Son – Tottenham Hotspur
- Casemiro – Real Madrid
- Phil Foden – Manchester City
- Harry Kane – Tottenham Hotspur
- Sadio Mane – Bayern Munich
- Darwin Nunez – Liverpool
- Mike Maignan – AC Milan
- Kevin De Bruyne – Manchester City
- Sebastien Haller – Borrusia Dortmund
- Luka Modric – Real Madrid
- Crsitiano Roanldo – Manchester United
- Antonio Rudiger – Real Madrid
- Joao Cancelo – Manchester City
- Erling Haaland – Manchester City
- Virgil Van Dijk – Liverpool
- Dusan Vlahovic – Juventus
What is the Ballon d’Or about?
Since 1956, the French magazine France Football has given out the Ballon d’Or every year to the player who was thought to have done the best during the previous campaign.
The Ballon d’Or was created by sports writers Gabriel Hanot and Jacques Ferran, and until 2006, it was determined solely by football journalists’ votes. Originally called as the European Footballer of the Year award, it was given exclusively to European players. All players of any nationality who have played for European clubs are now eligible to receive the Ballon d’Or, which was extended in 1995.
The award became a global prize in 2007 with all professional footballers from around the world being eligible; additionally, coaches and captains of national teams were also given the right to vote, before reverting to just journalists in 2016.
Source: Ghnewslive.com
