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.
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
Source: Ghnewslive.com
