Who will win the 2022 Ballon d’Or? France Football magazine announces the nominees for the prestigious award on Friday.
It is probably the most important football award on an individual level: the Ballon d’Or. The Golden Ball for the best footballer and the best female footballer of the year has always been one of the highest honors in professional football. On Friday, August 12, it will be announced who can hope for the coveted award in 2022 and thus the successor to reigning titleholder Lionel Messi.
Who is on the shortlist for the 2022 Ballon d’Or? Who has the best chance of winning the award? And what changes are there in the allocation for the 2021/22 season?
Sky has all the information about the Ballon d’Or 2022 and the candidates at a glance:
Ballon d’Or candidates 2022: who is nominated?
The official list of candidates for the Ballon d’Or 2022 will be published by the organizing magazine France Football published on Friday 12 August. Before that, the football world can only speculate who will be among the 30 nominees and who can at least imagine a theoretical chance of winning the prestigious award.
The favorites for the Golden Ball are generally Frenchman Karim Benzema, who scored Real Madrid with his important goals to the Champions League title, and exceptional striker Robert Lewandowski, who surprisingly lost to Lionel Messi last year.
Where and when will the Ballon d’Or 2022 be awarded?
This is where the first change in the awarding of the coveted footballer award comes into effect. Previously, the Ballon d’Or was always awarded in December and presented to the best male and female soccer player of the current calendar year. In the future, however, the award is to be presented for the best performances in the past season, i.e. the period from August to July of the next year. This also means that the ceremony will take place earlier in the year, in October.
The Ballon d’Or 2022 ceremony will therefore take place on October 17, 2022.As usual, the venue will be the Theater du Chatelet in Paris.
How is the Ballon d’Or winner chosen?
There will also be some changes in 2022 when it comes to choosing the Ballon d’Or winners. While the winners were previously chosen by media representatives from 170 soccer nations with voting rights, this year only jurors from the top 100 countries in the FIFA world rankings are allowed to vote. The list of candidates is drawn up by a panel of experts led by ex-professional and Ballon d’Or ambassador Didier Drogba.
In addition to the individual performances, which will continue to be the focus, the titles won in the club and national team as well as the fair play behavior of the players should also be included in the selection – a potential advantage for Karim Benzema, who won the Champions with Real Madrid League 2022 could win.
What is the Ballon d’Or?
The Ballon d’Or is a prize for the best male footballer of the calendar year and has been awarded by the French football magazine since 1956 France Football awarded. Originally, the honor was only intended for European players, but from 1995 non-European players could also be nominated, provided they were active in European clubs. Therefore, the award was also under the name until 2006 European Footballer of the Year known.
Are Ballon d’Or and FIFA World Player Choice the same thing?
no Since 2007, all players worldwide have been eligible for the Ballon d’Or, so that the prize now recognizes the best player in the world. Therefore, the ceremony is also often called World Footballer’s Choice designated, but awarded separately from FIFA World Player of the Year.
Who was the 2021 Ballon d’Or winner?
In a controversial Ballon d’Or award, including alleged leaks in advance, the prize for the best male footballer in 2021 was awarded to Lionel Messi for the seventh time. There was massive criticism for the outcome of the election, as many media representatives and experts believed that Robert Lewandowski was the deserved winner.
The winner of the Ballon d’Or for the best female footballer 2021 was the Spaniard Alexia Putellas from FC Barcelona.
Who has won the Ballon d’Or the most times?
Lionel Messi is the record winner of the Ballon d’Or. Between 2009 and 2019, the Argentine took home the Golden Ball a total of six times. He is followed by Cristiano Ronaldo with five awards.
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