The 2022 Ballon d’Or and Feminin Ballon d’Or winners will be crowned this evening during a glamorous ceremony in Paris. Unlike previous years, the nominees put forward by France Football will be judged based on their performances during the 2021-22 season rather than the last calendar year
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema is the favourite to receive this year’s men's honour as a result. By helping his side claim the La Liga title and a record-extending 14th Champions League trophy, the Frenchman is expected to win comfortably. The 34-year-old was involved in 56 goals in both competitions last term.
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For the first time since 2005, Lionel Messi is not included in the shortlist and Benzema is looking to join his Los Blancos team-mate Luka Modric as the second player other than the Argentine and Cristiano Ronaldo to win the award since 2008.
As for the female accolade, England’s Euro 2022 heroes Beth Mead, Lucy Bronze and Millie Bright are all in contention, along with Women’s Super League stars Sam Kerr and Vivianne Miedema. Last year’s recipient Alexia Putellas and the 2018 inaugural winner Ada Hegerberg are also in the running.
Here is all you need to know about the 2022 Ballon d’Or ceremony.
When is it?
The ceremony takes place on Monday 17 October from 7:30pm BST.
Where is it?
The event is being held in the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris.
How to watch?
The event is going to be streamed live via L’Equipe’s YouTube channel and website.
Who are the nominees for the 2022 Ballon d’Or?
Last season’s club(s) in brackets
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Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
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Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
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Joao Cancelo (Manchester City)
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Casemiro (Real Madrid)
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Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)
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Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
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Luis Diaz (Porto, Liverpool)
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Fabinho (Liverpool)
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Phil Foden (Manchester City)
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Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund)
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Sebastien Haller (Ajax)
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Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur)
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Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)
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Rafael Leao (Milan)
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Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
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Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City)
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Mike Maignan (Milan)
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Sadio Mane (Liverpool)
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Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain)
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Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
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Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig)
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Darwin Nunez (Benfica)
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Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus, Manchester United)
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Antonio Rudiger (Chelsea)
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Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
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Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)
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Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur)
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Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)
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Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)
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Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina, Juventus)
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Who is nominated for the Feminin Ballon d’Or?
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Selma Bacha (Lyon & France)
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Fridolina Rolfo (Barcelona & Sweden)
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Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal & Netherlands)
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Lucy Bronze (Barcelona & England)
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Sam Kerr (Chelsea & Australia)
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Christiane Endler (Lyon & Chile)
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Lena Oberdorf (Wolfsburg & Germany)
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Kadidiatou Diani (Paris Saint-Germain & France)
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Catarina Macario (Lyon & USA)
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Alexia Putellas (Barcelona & Spain)
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Alexandra Popp (Wolfsburg & Germany)
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Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona & Spain)
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Wendie Renard (Lyon & France)
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Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave & USA)
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Beth Mead (Arsenal & England)
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Asisat Oshoala (Barcelona & Nigeria)
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Marie Antoinette Katoto (Paris Saint-Germain & France)
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Millie Bright (Chelsea & England)
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Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit & USA)
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Ada Hegerberg (Lyon & Norway)
Who are the top-10 nominees for the Kopa Trophy (Golden Boy Award)?
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Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund)
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Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund)
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Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid)
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Gavi (Barcelona)
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Ryan Gravenberch (Bayern Munich)
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Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig)
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Nuno Mendes (PSG)
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Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich)
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Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
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Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)
Who is nominated for the Yashin Trophy (Best goalkeeper)?
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Yassine Bounou (Sevilla)
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Alisson Becker (Liverpool)
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Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)
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Ederson (Manchester City)
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Mike Maignan (AC Milan)
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Edouard Mendy (Chelsea)
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Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)
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Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid)
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Kevin Trapp (Eintracht Frankfurt)
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Hugo Lloris (Tottenham)
