The
event
was
graced
by
some
prominent
personalities
like
the
world’s
most
beloved
tenor
Andrea
Boccelli,
who
performed
to
open
the
ceremony.
French
F1
drivers
Esteban
Ocon
and
Pierre
Gasly
alongside
France’s
UFC
fighter
Ciryl
Gane
were
also
in
attendance
alongside
popular
names
in
football.
In
fact,
the
Ballon
d’Or
trophy
made
it’s
entrance
atop
of
Ocon’s
Alpine
F1
car
to
the
venue.
Ballon
d’Or
Winners
List:
Full
list
of
award
winners
from
1956
to
2022
Along
with
the
Men’s
and
Women’s
Ballon
d’Or,
Kopa
Trophy,
Yashin
Trophy,
the
Best
Club
and
Best
Striker
of
the
Year
(Gerd
Muller
Trophy),
Socrates
Award
that
was
introduced
this
year,
were
also
presented
during
the
ceremony.
Real
Madrid
and
France
star
forward
Karim
Benzema
pipped
Kevin
De
Bruyne,
Sadio
Mane
and
Robert
Lewandowski
to
win
his
first-ever
Ballon
d’Or
award,
having
guided
his
club
to
Champions
League,
Spanish
Super
Cup
and
La
Liga
glory
in
2021-22.
Benzema’s
teammates
at
Real
Madrid,
Luka
Modric,
Vinicius
Junior
and
Thibaut
Courtois
were
also
among
the
top
10
as
were
Erling
Haaland,
Kylian
Mbappe
and
Mohamed
Salah.
Barcelona
women’s
midfielder,
Alexia
Putellas,
made
history
by
winning
back-to-back
women’s
Ballon
d’Or,
having
helped
the
Catalan
giants
to
a
domestic
treble
in
2021-22.
She
beat
the
likes
of
second-placed
Beth
Mead
and
third-placed
Sam
Kerr
to
the
award.
Real
Madrid
and
Belgium
shot-stopper
Courtois
claimed
the
Yashin
Trophy,
awarded
to
the
best
goalkeeper,
and
was
voted
7th
in
the
Ballon
d’Or
voting.
The
highlight
of
the
season
was
the
Belgian’s
performance
in
the
Champions
League
final
against
Liverpool.
Barcelona
and
Spain
youngster
Gavi,
beat
off
late
competition
from
Real
Madrid’s
Eduardo
Camavinga
and
Bayern
Munich’s
Jamal
Musiala
to
win
the
Kopa
Trophy
after
featuring
heavily
for
club
and
country
despite
only
turning
18
in
August
this
year.
The
first-ever
Socrates
Award
was
given
to
Senegal
and
Bayern
Munich
forward
Mane
by
the
Brazilian
great’s
brother
Rai,
who
also
represented
the
national
team
from
1987
to
1998.
Finally,
Lewandowski
bagged
the
striker
of
the
year
award
(Gerd
Muller
Trophy)
for
the
second
year
in
the
running,
while
the
Club
of
the
Year
award
was
given
to
Premier
League
champions
Manchester
City.
Liverpool
and
Real
Madrid
finished
2nd
and
3rd
respectively.
Here
is
the
full
list
of
Award
winners
at
Ballon
d’Or
2022:
| Award |
Winner |
Country |
Club in 2021-22 |
| Men’s Ballon d’Or 2022 |
Karim Benzema |
France |
Real Madrid |
| Women’s Ballon d’Or 2022 |
Alexia Putellas |
Spain | Barcelona |
| Kopa Trophy 2022 |
Gavi | Spain | Barcelona |
| Yashin Trophy 2022 |
Thibaut Courtois |
Belgium |
Real Madrid |
| Club of the Year 2022 |
Manchester City |
England | – |
| Gerd Muller Trophy 2022 |
Robert Lewandowski |
Poland |
Bayern Munich |
| Socrates Award 2022 |
Sadio Mane |
Senegal | Liverpool |
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