Ballon d’Or 2022 Nominees Announced

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

1. Thibaut Coutios – Real Marid
2. Rafael Leao – AC Milan
3. Chrsitopher Nkunku – RB Leipzig
4. Mohhamed Salh – Liverpool
5. Joshua Kimmich – Bayern Munich
6. Trent Alexander-Arnold – Liverpool
7. Robert Lewandowski – Barcelona
8. Bernardo Silva – Manchester City
9. Vincius Junior – Real Madrid
10.  Luis Diaz – Real Madrid
11. Karim Benzema – Real Madrid
12. Fabinho – Liverpool
13. Riyad Mahrez – Manchester City
14. Heung-Min Son – Tottenham Hotspur
15. Casemiro – Real Madrid
16.  Phil Foden – Manchester City
17. Harry Kane – Tottenham Hotspur
18. Sadio Mane – Bayern Munich
19. Darwin Nunez – Liverpool
20. Mike Maignan – AC Milan
21. Kevin De Bruyne – Manchester City
22. Sebastien Haller – Borrusia Dortmund
23. Luka Modric – Real Madrid
24. Crsitiano Roanldo – Manchester United
25. Antonio Rudiger – Real Madrid
26. Joao Cancelo – Manchester City
27. Erling Haaland – Manchester City
28. Virgil Van Dijk – Liverpool
29. Dusan Vlahovic – Juventus