The nominees for the Ballon d’Or 2022 have been announced, with Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema tipped as the favourite.
Cristiano Ronaldo has also been nominated following a not-so-great season at Manchester United
Youngsters like Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland, and Vinicius Junior have all been nominated. Aside from Lionel Messi who is missing from the list for the first time, the likes of Paul Pogba, Frankie De Jong, Hazard, Griezzman, Neymar, and Sterling all did not make the list.
Real Madrid players dominate the list of the 25 Ballon d’Or 2022 Nominees list
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