Tonight, the 66th Ballon d’Or ceremony will be held at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 19:30, however, the ranking reveal has already started on France Football’s official Twitter account.
Some of the world’s best players will receive a plethora of honors, most notably the Ballon d’Or. The Kopa Trophy, which is awarded to the best player under the age of 21, and the Yashin Trophy, which is given to the best goalkeeper, will also be announced by France Football.
The award will be given out for the first time ever based on performances over a season, rather than over a calendar year, as this year’s ceremony has been moved due to the upcoming World Cup. Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema is the favorite to win the men’s prize, while Barcelona playmaker Alexia Putellas is expected to win a second consecutive Ballon d’Or Féminin.
Despite finishing 20th in the vote, Cristiano Ronaldo, who was nominated for the 18th consecutive season, is still better than longtime rival Lionel Messi, who was completely left off the 30-player shortlist.
Ballon d’Or 2022 LIVE- rankings reveal
1. Karim Benzema – Real Madrid
2. Sadio Mane – Liverpool/Bayern Munich
3. Kevin De Bruyne – Manchester City
4. Robert Lewandowski – Bayern Munich/Barcelona
5. Mohamed Salah – Liverpool
6. Kylian Mbappe – Paris Saint-Germain
7. Thibaut Courtois – Real Madrid
8. Vinicius Junior – Real Madrid
9. Luka Modric – Real Madrid
10. Erling Haaland – Man City/Borussia Dortmund
11. Son Heung-min – Tottenham Hotspur
12. Riyad Mahrez – Manchester City
13. Sebastien Haller – Ajax/Borussia Dortmund
14= Fabinho – Liverpool
14= Rafael Leao – AC Milan
16. Virgil van Dijk – Liverpool
17= Dusan Vlahovic – Fiorentina/Juventus
17= Luis Diaz – Porto/Liverpool
17= Casemiro – Real Madrid/Manchester United
20. Cristiano Ronaldo – Manchester United
21. Harry Kane – Tottenham Hotspur
22= Bernardo Silva – Manchester City
22= Phil Foden – Manchester City
22= Trent Alexander-Arnold – Liverpool
25= Christopher Nkunku – RB Leipzig
25= Joao Cancelo – Manchester City
25= Antonio Rudiger – Chelsea/Real Madrid
25= Joshua Kimmich – Bayern Munich
25= Mike Maignan – AC Milan
25= Darwin Nunez – Benfica/Liverpool
The nominees for the 2022 Ballon d’Or were revealed on 12 August.
Ballon d’Or 2022 nominees
- Thibaut Courtois – Real Madrid
- Rafael Leao – AC Milan
- Christopher Nkunku – RB Leipzig
- Mohamed Salah – Liverpool
- Joshua Kimmich – Bayern Munich
- Trent Alexander-Arnold – Liverpool
- Vinicius Junior – Real Madrid
- Bernardo Silva – Manchester City
- Luis Diaz – Porto/Liverpool
- Robert Lewandowski – Bayern Munich/Barcelona
- Riyad Mahrez – Manchester City
- Casemiro – Real Madrid
- Son Heung-min – Tottenham Hotspur
- Fabinho – Liverpool
- Karim Benzema – Real Madrid
- Mike Maignan – AC Milan
- Harry Kane – Tottenham Hotspur
- Darwin Nunez – Benfica/Liverpool
- Phil Foden – Manchester City
- Sadio Mane – Liverpool/Bayern Munich
- Sebastien Haller – Ajax/Borussia Dortmund
- Luka Modric – Real Madrid
- Antonio Rudiger – Chelsea/Real Madrid
- Cristiano Ronaldo – Manchester United
- Kevin De Bruyne – Manchester City
- Dusan Vlahovic – Fiorentina/Juventus
- Virgil van Dijk – Liverpool
- Joao Cancelo – Manchester City
- Kylian Mbappe – Paris Saint-Germain
- Erling Haaland – Borussia Dortmund/Manchester City
2022 Ballon d’Or Feminin nominees
- Selma Bacha – Lyon
- Fridolina Rolfo – Barcelona
- Vivianne Miedema – Arsenal
- Lucy Bronze – Barcelona
- Sam Kerr – Chelsea
- Christiane Endler – Lyon
- Lena Oberdorf – Wolfsburg
- Kadidiatou Diani – Paris Saint-Germain
- Catarina Macario – Lyon
- Alexia Putellas – Barcelona
- Alexandra Popp – Wolfsburg
- Aitana Bonmati – Barcelona
- Wendie Renard – Lyon
- Alex Morgan – San Diego Wave
- Beth Mead – Arsenal
- Asisat Oshoala – Barcelona
- Marie Antoinette Katoto – Paris Saint-Germain
- Millie Bright – Chelsea
- Trinity Rodman – Washington Spirit
- Ada Hegerberg – Lyon
2022 Kopa Trophy nominees
- Karim Adeyemi – Borussia Dortmund
- Jude Bellingham – Borussia Dortmund
- Eduardo Camavinga – Real Madrid
- Gavi – Barcelona
- Ryan Gravenberch – Bayern Munich
- Nuno Mendes – Paris Saint-Germain
- Jamal Musiala – Bayern Munich
- Josko Gvardiol – RB Leipzig
- Bukayo Saka – Arsenal
- Florian Wirtz – Bayer Leverkusen
2022 Yashin Trophy nominees
- Yassine Bounou – Sevilla
- Alisson – Liverpool
- Thibaut Courtois – Real Madrid
- Ederson – Manchester City
- Mike Maignan – AC Milan
- Edouard Mendy – Chelsea
- Manuel Neuer – Bayern Munich
- Jan Oblak – Atletico Madrid
- Kevin Trapp – Eintracht Frankfurt
- Hugo Lloris – Tottenham
