The Golden Ball from the hand of a Frenchman to a Frenchman: Karim Benzema is the best

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Disappointing for Messi, this is the first time this has happened to him since 2005

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After picking last year’s Ballon d’Or winner, who has been piling dust on him for so long, there was no shortage of critics convinced he would be better than the Argentine. Lionel Messi Awarded by the Pole Robert LewandowskiThe top scorer of Bayern Munich and the German Bundesliga last season decided to make a change in the French magazine France Football. A new era has arrived, in which performances in the entire calendar year are no longer considered in the selection, but only in the 2021/22 season.

Karim Benzema is the first Frenchman to win the prestigious award since Zinedine Zidane.
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Since only last season’s achievements were taken into account, not calendar year 2022, he was considered a top candidate for the award. Karim BenzemaWhich He impressed last season with goals in both the Champions League and the Spanish Championship, and the Whites Ballet Company went on to both competitions. The Frenchman also won the Ballon d’Or at the ceremony, which was joined by Sandy Heriber and Didier Drogba. This is the first Golden Ball for the 34-year-old Real Madrid striker, who received it from the hands of another Frenchman to receive this award. Zinedine Zidane.

« I am very proud that, of all my work, I have never given up, » Benzema said. « I had two role models in my life, Zidane and Ronaldo. I always dreamed that anything is possible. It was a difficult period when I was not in the French national team, but I worked hard and never gave up and enjoy playing football, » the French added.

To enter the event he opened with Nesun Dorma Andrea BocelliThey presented the Raymond Kopa Award for the Best Potential Football Player. He was greeted by a member of Barcelona dry. The novelty of the Ballon d’Or event is the SOCRATES AWARD, which is dedicated to the footballer who promotes social inclusion, advocates for helping disadvantaged and vulnerable groups and victims. It belongs to the Bayern Munich striker Sadio Mane.

Robert Lewandowski was awarded the top scorer award.
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Pole again won Gerd Muller’s garrison for top scorer Robert Lewandowski.

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The best club award went to Manchester City.

Courtois is Oblak’s 8th best goalkeeper





Thibaut Courtois is the best goalkeeper.
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The Liv Jassin Award for Best Goalkeeper went to a Belgian Thibaut CourtoisWho helped Real Madrid to the Spanish and European titles.

He was among the ten candidates again Jan Oblak. The currently injured Atletico goalkeeper, who injured his shoulder in Saturday’s game in Bilbao, finished eighth this time after third last year.

The complete standings for the 2022 Yachting Cup! #TrophéeYachine #Shawky pic.twitter.com/NyuljF9mNM

– Ballon d’Or #ballondor (@Francefootball) October 17 2022

Another Ballon d’Or for Alexia Putilas

The Golden Ball in the women’s competition went to a player from Barcelona for the second time in a row Alexia Putillas. The Spaniard is recovering from a cruciate ligament injury in her right knee that forced her to miss the European Summer Championships.





Alexia Putillas won the Ballon d’Or for the second year in a row.
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The end of the era of series winners: without Messi, Ronaldo only 20.





Ronaldo ranked 20th.
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Some of the biggest names in world football are missing from the list. For example, a seven-time winner The messiahwho did not repeat in his first season with Paris Saint-Germain the statistical excesses that he distinguished with Barcelona, ​​and sometimes also with the Argentine national team shirt.

He was already 18 among the candidates. Cristiano Ronaldo, who finished 20th, equaling his worst result in the Ballon d’Or race.

Ronaldo and Messi have won 12 of the last 13 gold balls. Their streak was only broken by Croatia in 2018 Luka ModricHe is also a nominee for this year’s award.

Ranked 20th for Ballon d’Or 2022! Tweet embed@Manchester United#Shawky pic.twitter.com/omidUm8DQO

– Ballon d’Or #ballondor (@Francefootball) October 17 2022

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