The main awards ceremony of the year will, for the first time in many years, not feature Leo Messi as a candidate, who won the award last year
There are only a few days left to discover who is the best player and the best player of 2022. The Ballon d’Or gala will be the most important awards ceremony of the year. These awards recognize the work of the season’s most outstanding footballers. An appointment where a multitude of stars will meet, but which, for the first time in many years, will not have Leo Messi, who took the trophy in the last edition.
The 66th edition of the Ballon d’Or will not feature the famous face-to-face between Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who has only had these two names for the past 15 years, except in 2018 when Luka Modric won him. There are 30 candidates who will compete to win the prestigious award in the men’s category of best player, although Karim Benzema starts out as the gambling favourite. Among the women, there are 20 candidates, including Spain’s Alexia Putellas who won the title last year. The prize for best goalkeeper and best player under 21 will also be awarded.
Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool, England)
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid, France)
Joao Cancelo (Manchester City, Portugal)
Casemiro (Manchester United, Brazil)
Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid, Belgium)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, Portugal)
Kevin DeBruyne (Manchester City, Belgium)
Luis Diaz (Liverpool, Colombia)
Fabinho (Liverpool, Brazil)
Phil Foden (Manchester City, England)
Erling Haaland (Manchester City, Norway)
Sebastien Haller (Borussia Dortmund, Ivory Coast)
Harry Kane (Tottenham, England)
Joshua Kimmich (Bayern, Germany)
Rafael Leao (Milan, Portugal)
Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona, Poland)
Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City, Algeria)
Mike Maignan (Milan, France)
Sadio Mane (Bayern, Senegal)
Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain, France)
Luka Modric (Real Madrid, Croatia)
Christopher Nkunku (Leipzig, France)
Darwin Nunez (Liverpool, Uruguay)
Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid, Germany)
Mohammed Salah (Liverpool, Egypt)
Bernardo Silva (Manchester City, Portugal)
Heung-Min Son (Tottenham, South Korea)
Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool, Netherlands)
Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid, Brazil)
Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus, Serbia)
Selma Bacha (Lyon, France).
Aitana Bonmati (FC Barcelona, Spain).
Millie Bright (Chelsea, England).
Lucy Bronze (FC Barcelona, 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, United States).
Beth Mead (Arsenal, England).
Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal, Netherlands).
Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave, United States).
Lena Oberdorf (Wolfsburg, Germany).
Asisat Oshoala (FC Barcelona, Nigeria).
Alexandra Popp (Wolfsburg, Germany).
Alexia Putellas (FC Barcelona, Spain).
Wendie Renard (Lyon, France).
Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit, USA).
Fridolina Rolfö (FC Barcelona, Sweden).
The Ballon d’Or gala is broadcast from the Châtelet Theater in Paris, France. The appointment will take place on Monday 17 October. And can be viewed for free via Atresmedia from 8 p.m. The Mega channel broadcasts the awards ceremony with a special program presented by Josep Pedrerol.
Though this isn’t the only option viewers have as Ibai Llanos announced that he will also be giving the gala live for free on his Twitch channel in Spain and Latin America. It is not the first time that the gala has been broadcast, but this time the Basque streamer will travel to the French capital where he will interview the winner and several guests. With a special set, Ibai Llanos will repeat this event. The content creator has become a great event organizer and master of ceremonies in recent years, especially sports.
Source: La Verdad
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