Ballon d'Or 2022 Karim Benzema ОБЛАДАТЕЛЬ «ЗОЛОТОГО МЯЧА» 2021-2022

Ballon d&2022 winners, rankings, final awards results as Karim Benzema, Alexia Putellas take top prize The wait is over. Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema won his first career Ballon d&on Monday, October 17, becoming the second oldest player to win the award at age 34 and the oldest since Englishman Stanley Matthews who won the very first Ballon d&in 1956 at age 41. The Frenchman was rewarded for a magical 2021/22 season in which his team won both Spain&La Liga and the UEFA Champions League and he finished as the top scorer in both competitions. He also won the UEFA Nations League with France. It had been a foregone conclusion for months that Benzema would win the award as best player in the world given there was realistically no other player who came close to his achievements and trophy haul. He totaled 44 goals for Real Madrid and another six for France in 2021/22. Despite sitting out the last few months due to an ACL tear in her left knee suffered in July, Barcelona star Alexia Putellas became the first woman to claim back-to-back Ballon d&trophies, fighting back tears during her acceptance speech. She admitted she didn&think the Ballon d&would have been possible after missing out on the Euros with Spain. Before her injury, she won the domestic league title and led her team to the UEFA Champions League final. Another Barcelona player took the Under-21 Player of the Year as Gavi succeeded teammate Pedri for the award crowning the best young men&player. Real...