The 2022 Ballon dâOr (French: Ballon dâOr) will be the 66th annual ceremony of the Ballon dâOr, presented by France Football, and recognising the best footballers in the world in the 2021â22 season.
The nominees for the ceremony were announced on 12 August 2022.
For the first time in the history of the award, it will be given based on the results of the season instead of the calendar year.
This is a thread for the 2022 Balon dâor ceremony and award night. Join the discussion and share your views on this topic.
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Who are the 2022 menâs Ballon dâOr nominees?
The 30-player, Messi-less shortlist for the menâs Ballon dâOr is:
Thibaut Courtois - Real Madrid/Belgium
Rafael LeĂŁo - AC Milan/Portugal
Christopher Nkunku - RB Leipzig/France
Mohamed Salah - Liverpool/Egypt
Joshua Kimmich - Bayern Munich/Germany
Trent Alexander-Arnold - Liverpool/England
VinĂcius JĂșnior - Real Madrid/Brazil
Bernardo Silva - Manchester City/Portugal
Luis DĂaz - Porto/Liverpool/Colombia
Robert Lewandowski - Bayern Munich/Poland
Riyad Mahrez - Manchester City/Algeria
Casemiro - Real Madrid/Brazil
Son Heung-min - Tottenham Hotspur/South Korea
Fabinho - Liverpool/Brazil
Karim Benzema - Real Madrid/France
Mike Maignan - AC Milan/France
Harry Kane - Tottenham Hotspur/England
Darwin NĂșñez - Benfica/Uruguay
Phil Foden - Manchester City/England
Sadio Mané - Liverpool/Senegal
Sebastien Haller - Ajax/Ivory Coast
Luka Modric - Real Madrid/Croatia
Antonio RĂŒdiger - Chelsea/Germany
Cristiano Ronaldo - Manchester United/Portugal
Kevin De Bruyne - Manchester City/Belgium
Dusan Vlahovic - Fiorentina/Juventus/Serbia
Virgil van Dijk - Liverpool/Netherlands
JoĂŁo Cancelo - Manchester City/Portugal
Kylian Mbappé - Paris Saint-Germain/France
Erling Haaland - Borussia Dortmund/Norway
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Who are the 2022 Womenâs Ballon dâOr nominees?
The 20-player shortlist for the Womenâs Ballon dâOr is:
Selma Bacha (Lyon/France)
Aitana BonmatĂ (Barcelona/Spain)
Millie Bright (Chelsea/England)
Lucy Bronze (Manchester City/England)
Kadidiatou Diani (PSG/France)
Christiane Endler (Lyon/Chile)
Ada Hegerberg (Lyon/Norway)
Marie-Antoinette Katoto (PSG/France)
Sam Kerr (Chelsea/Australia)
Catarina Macario (Lyon/USWNT)
Beth Mead (Arsenal/England)
Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal/Netherlands)
Alex Morgan (Orlando Pride/San Diego Wave/USWNT)
Lena Oberdorf (Wolfsburg)
Asisat Oshoala (Barcelona/Nigeria)
Alexandra Popp (Wolfsburg/Germany)
Alexia Putellas (Barcelona/Spain)
Wendie Renard (Lyon/France)
Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit/USWNT)
Fridolina Rolfö (Barcelona/Sweden)
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Who are the 2022 Kopa Trophy nominees?
The 10-player shortlist for the Kopa Trophy, given to the best menâs under-21 player in 2021/22, is:
Karim Adeyemi (RB Salzburg/Germany)
Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund/England)
Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid/France)
Gavi (Barcelona/Spain)
Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax/Netherlands)
Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig/Croatia)
Nuno Mendes (Sporting CP/PSG/Portugal)
Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich/Germany)
Bukayo Saka (Arsenal/England)
Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen/Germany)
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Who are the nominees for the Yashin Trophy?
The 10 menâs goalkeepers nominated for the Yashin Trophy, which is named after 1963 Ballon dâOr winner Lev Yashin, are:
Alisson (Liverpool/Brazil)
Bono (Sevilla/Morocco)
Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid/Belgium)
Ederson (Manchester City/Brazil
Hugo Lloris (Tottenham/France)
Mike Maignan (AC Milan/France)
Ădouard Mendy (Chelsea/Senegal)
Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich/Germany)
Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid/Slovenia)
Kevin Trapp (Eintracht Frankfurt/Germany)
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2022 represents Cristiano Ronaldoâs joint-lowest Ballon dâOr ranking after finishing =20th with @Carra23 in 2005.
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For the first time in 16 years neither of the GOATs make the Ballon dâOr top three.
What a run
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Samuel
August 13, 2022, 2:29pm
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Asisat Oshoala is the first African woman to be nominated for the Ballon dâOr
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Samuel
October 17, 2022, 5:15pm
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SĂ©bastien Haller finishes in 13th place in the Ballon dâOr.
His 34 goals and nine assists for Ajax last season was incredible
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Jay
October 17, 2022, 5:15pm
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Benzema deserving winner!
Will miss Messi tonight.
Lewandowski, Mbappe, Mo Salah and Sadio Mane in the Top 5 but without doubt Benzema deserves 2022 Ballon dâOr With La Liga, Nations League and Champions League under his belt, it will be difficult for anyone to convince another winner.
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Samuel
October 17, 2022, 5:15pm
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Cristiano Ronaldoâs lowest (20th) finish since 2005
Lionel Messi missed the shortlist for the first time since 2005
This feels different.
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Samuel
October 17, 2022, 5:16pm
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Ballon dâOr fits through the years
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Samuel
October 17, 2022, 5:27pm
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Itâs been 14 years since a player from an English club won the menâs Ballon dâOr
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Samuel
October 17, 2022, 5:34pm
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Iran âRecebaâ Ferreira on the red carpet for the Ballon dâOr ceremony. What a journey
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