Ballon d’Or 2022 LIVE: Rankings reveal underway

Ballon d’Or 2022 LIVE:The 66th Ballon d’Or ceremony takes place at the Theatre du Chatelet, Paris on Monday night, with proceedings set to kick off at 19:30 BST.

A whole host of awards will be handed out to some of the very best players in the world, most notably the Ballon d’Or. France Football will also announce the Ballon d’Or Féminin, as well as the Kopa Trophy (presented to the best performing player under the age of 21) and the Yashin Trophy (recognising the best goalkeeper) winners.

Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema is favourite to take home the men’s prize, with Barcelona playmaker Alexia Putellas tipped to land a second consecutive Ballon d’Or Féminin, and the award will be handed out for the first time ever based on performances over a season, rather than over a calendar year – this year’s ceremony having been moved because the upcoming World Cup.

Ballon d’Or 2022 LIVE- rankings reveal

The winner of the Ballon d’Or will be announced late on Monday evening, but the ranking reveal has already begun over on France Fooball’s official Twitter account. 90min will keep you up to date with every player announced and every award win.

Watch live coverage on L’Equipe’s YouTube channel here.

25= Joao Cancelo – Manchester City (1 vote)
25= Antonio Rudiger – Chelsea/Real Madrid (1 vote)
25= Joshua Kimmich – Bayern Munich (1 vote)
25= Mike Maignan – AC Milan (1 vote)
25= Darwin Nunez – Benfica/Liverpool (1 vote)

Who is nominated for the Ballon d’Or 2022?

The nominees for the 2022 Ballon d’Or were revealed on 12 August.

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Karim Benzema is the firm favourite after his heroics with Real Madrid in the Champions League, though Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane are expected to challenge. Robert Lewandowski will also hope to finish high up the rankings after some impressive goalscoring in both the Bundesliga and La Liga.

Trent Alexander-Arnold – Liverpool
Vinicius Junior – Real Madrid
Bernardo Silva – Manchester City
Luis Diaz – Porto/Liverpool
Robert Lewandowski – Bayern Munich/Barcelona
Riyad Mahrez – Manchester City
Casemiro – Real Madrid
Son Heung-min – Tottenham Hotspur
Fabinho – Liverpool
Karim Benzema – Real Madrid
Mike Maignan – AC Milan
Harry Kane – Tottenham Hotspur
Darwin Nunez – Benfica/Liverpool
Phil Foden – Manchester City
Sadio Mane – Liverpool/Bayern Munich
Sebastien Haller – Ajax/Borussia Dortmund
Luka Modric – Real Madrid
Antonio Rudiger – Chelsea/Real Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo – Manchester United
Kevin De Bruyne – Manchester City
Dusan Vlahovic – Fiorentina/Juventus
Virgil van Dijk – Liverpool
Joao Cancelo – Manchester City
Kylian Mbappe – Paris Saint-Germain
Erling Haaland – Borussia Dortmund/Manchester City

Who is nominated for the Ballon d’Or Feminin 2022?

The nominees for the Ballon d’Or Feminin 2022 were revealed on 12 August and current holder
Alexia Putellas is up for the gong again.

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