Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 3. From that list, only Mahrez and Aubameyang are also on the Ballon dOr shortlist. Karim Benzema has broken Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi's dominance of the Ballon d'Or after helping Real Madrid win the Champions League during the 2021/22 season. Karim Benzema won the 2022 Men's Ballon d'Or, the most illustrious individual award in European football, for the Real Madrid striker's herculean efforts in 2021-22. 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The Portuguese superstar beat rival Lionel Messi to win the 2016 Ballon dOr on Monday night after helping Los Blancos to Champions League glory. Ronaldo drew level with Messi's record by claiming the fifth Ballon D'or of his career in 2017 by virtue of scoring 42 goals in a LaLiga and Champions League double-winning season with Real Madrid . document.write(" CITE THIS PAGE: "+ author + ", "" + document.title + "." Topend Sports Website, "+ published + ", "+ url + ", Accessed " + md.getDate()+" " + months[md.getMonth()] + " " + md.getFullYear()); Its hard to imagine him away from a football pitch and hes a pretty straight-nosed chap. Cristiano Ronaldo crowned a memorable year by being named the world's best player for a fourth time when he won the 2016 Ballon d'Or on Monday night . But hes a pretty fun guy too. Carli Lloyd was named as the Women's World Player of the Year, while Luis Enrique received the World Coach of the Year for Men's Football and Jill Ellis the World Coach of the Year for Women's Football. Criticised in previous years for his bad temper, he picked up the Champions League in May and the European Championship title in July. He scored 51 goals and provided 22 assists in 50 appearances across all competitions for the Catalans in the 2018-19 season. Michel Platini: 3: 1983, 1984 . If this was a list of the most handsome players on the Ballon dOr shortlist, the Spaniard would certainly top it. The Welshman doesnt need to be funny to be liked, hes got a great personality. Many visitors to this page are looking for the results of the FIFA player of the year, which was merged with the Ballon d'Or between 2009 and 2015 to create the FIFA Ballon d'Or. Bukayo Saka - Arsenal9. Again, not too much to say about this guy who is arguably the most surprising entrant in the Ballon dOr shortlist. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Inter Milan and Barcelona), 7. Angel di Maria (Real Madrid and Manchester United), 3. Their team-mates Thomas Muller and Manuel Neuer are still in the running. The Swede loves talking in the third person, has his own hashtag and could genuinely have a book full of his ridiculous quotes. var months = new Array ("January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December") Where can you watch it? It's been based purely off Ballon d'Or performance since 1990 and given Lionel Messi has won the award a record seven times, it's no surprise to see him at the very top. [1], France Football announced that they would publish a shortlist of 30 players across six announcements with two hour intervals on 24 October 2016. Alisson Becker - Liverpool3. Unlucky for some, and it hasnt been an ideal second half of the year for the big Swede since arriving at Manchester United. Kevin De Bruyne - Manchester City 4. The winner was favorite Real Madrid's Karim Benzema. France Football announced that they would publish a shortlist of 30 . Here are a few in the running. Manchester United stars Zlatan Ibrahimovic and . Discover soccer players who top the list of Ballon d'Or rankings in 2023. Benzema joins Ronaldo and Figo on plane to Ballon D'or ceremony 00:00:40 The race for the award is more open this term than it has been in recent years. At least Messi has another five golden balls at home, but Ronaldo could match him with a big 2017 theyre forever competing. Hell no doubt be having a party. 1. Sadio Mane (Liverpool and Bayern Munich), 4. This service is provided on talkSPORT Ltd's Terms of Use in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Alexia Putellas scooped the Ballon d'Or Feminin for the second consecutive year, following another outstanding campaign with Barcelona. She saw off the challenge of Arsenal and England star Beth Mead, who came second, and Chelsea and Australia striker Sam Kerr. After breaking into the top 5 in the 2017 Ballon d'Or race, Luka Modric pipped club teammate Cristiano Ronaldo to the award in 2018. Just for posterity's sake, here is the full shortlist : From England: Sergio Aguero (Manchester City), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund), Gareth Bale (Real Madrid), Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Paulo Dybala (Juventus), Diego Godin (Atletico Madrid), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Gonzalo Higuain (Juventus), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Koke (Atletico Madrid), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich), Luka Modric (Real Madrid), Riyad Mahrez (Leicester), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Hugo Lloris (Tottenham), Dimitri Payet (West Ham), Paul Pogba (Manchester United), Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Pepe (Real Madrid), Neymar (Barcelona), Rui Patricio (Sporting Lisbon), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Luis Suarez (Barcelona), Jamie Vardy (Leicester), Arturo Vidal (Bayern Munich). Ballon d'Or 2016 final rankings: 1. On 12 December 2016, Cristiano Ronaldo won the award by a record margin of 429 points ahead of second placed Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann, who came third.[2][3]. Wendie Renard - Lyon9. Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona's Lionel Messi will today find out who gets bragging rights for the next year as the winner of the 2016 Ballon d'Or is revealed . Ederson - Manchester City4. published 12 December 2016. Very likely to be a future Ballon dOr winner, if he can avoid these niggling injuries. Manchester City duo Sergio Aguero and Kevin de Bruyne joined Tottenham keeper Hugo Lloris among players who received no votes for this years Ballon dOr. Jan Oblak - Atletico Madrid9. Elliot Turnbull 4 years ago 27.7k. The 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala was the sixth year for FIFA's awards for the top football players and coaches of the year. He may be one of the finest centre-backs on the planet but you wouldnt take this guy on a night out. We break down the full list which saw five-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo finish down in 20th. The Portuguese international also won the La Liga title that year. Messi before the Ballon Dor award ceremony in 2015. Ballon d'Or 2022 winners and final rankings. The stopper is a one club man, having spent a decade at Sporting, playing 272 league games. Sadio Mane - Liverpool/Bayern Munich 3. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) 4. The full 2018 Ballon d'Or rankings. No surprise that Lionel Messi finishes second behind Cristiano Ronaldo. Some players have already made a strong case for . The player with the most Ballon d'Or awards all-time isLionel Messi,who has won it seven times. Son Heung-min - Tottenham Hotspur12. Currently, Messi is winning this personal battle between the duo - with five awards (including last year's Fifa Ballon d'Or) to Ronaldo's three. But what did footballs top prize look like before Messi and Ronaldo took over? He combines the two together with aplomb. Robert Lewandowski - Bayern Munich/Barcelona5. Its understood that Messi and Griezmann are second and third respectively but the order of the other two is anyones guess. A good year for the Brazilian as Barcelona won La Liga and he proved he was capable of filling Messis boots in the Argentinians absence. The world of football has spoken. 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The award was then opened to players in any league across the world in 2007 before being merged with the rival Fifa Player of the Year in 2010. The nominees for the ceremony were announced on 12 August 2022. Wonderful player, but not one of the most exciting or charismatic in the game. Last week, FIFA released its 23-man shortlist for the 2015 Ballon d'Or award. There are plenty of big names yet to be named. Didier Drogba (Chelsea and Atletico Madrid), 9. Short but sweet, he says simply: Thankyou very much. Sadio Mane, who joined Bayern Munich from Liverpool in the summer, finished second, with Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne in third. FranceFootball. Still not to be named we have: Lionel Messi, Antoine Griezmann, Luis Suarez, Neymar, Sergio Ramos, Andres Iniesta, Diego Godin, Hugo Lloris, Sergio Aguero, Kevin de Bruyne, Manuel Neuer and Pablo Dybala. He spends half of his time outside the box mucking around and pulls off flair passes like this: If you like plane noises and FIFA, then the Leicester City winger is your man. Karim Benzema won the Ballon d'Or in 2022. James Rodriguez (Monaco and Real Madrid), 9. 1. Well not every sport, as there is a list of unusual sports, extinct sports and newly created sports. A fine example of that was at Euro 2016. 7/1 Suarez It just shows how incredible his influence was in the second part of last season as he helped drag Leicester City to the title. ), Anfield's most dramatic EPL finales - ranked , Haaland is special - but Messi's best remains untouchable , Arsenal's Champions League dream is over , Arsenal ratings: Wubben-Moy pays the price in late heartbreak, Leicester & Everton forced to settle for draw in six-pointer. Lena Oberdorf - Wolfsburg5. Karim Benzema was named the mens winner in 2022, marking the 12th time a Real Madrid player has picked up the award since the great Alfredo Di Stefano in 1957. The Frenchman has 35 goals for club and country this season, leading Atletico to the Champions League final and France to the Euro 2016 final showdown against Ronaldo. Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus and Real Madrid), 6. Robert Lewandowski - Bayern Munich/Barcelona 5. Ballon d'Or 2016 . Erling Haaland - Man City/Borussia Dortmund11. How to get on these lists? AFP PHOTO. Luka Modric walked away with the top prize, however we take a look at where 'France Football' ranked the other 29 best players in the world. Wherever he comes in the Ballon dOr rankings tonight, Riyad Mahrez has gone home with one prize today. His former agent, Mino Raiola, told him that he only played at his 20% . If you dont believe us, check out this video of him pranking former Borussia Dortmund team-mate Marco Reus: You dont have as many tattoos as he does without having some personality. 2) Cristiano Ronaldo - 478 points. There is no doubt, however, that playing a starring role in Qatar has boosted some players' chances of competing for the Golden Ball, even with the Champions League knockout stages now in full swing. He was also Croatia's best player as they made it to the finals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Benzema joins Ronaldo and Figo on plane to Ballon D'or ceremony 00:00:40 Join and place a 10 fixed odds bet at odds of 1/2 or greater. Behind him is Messi's long-time rivalCristiano Ronaldo with five Ballon d'Or awards. Not a bad night for Riyad Mahrez, African Footballer of the Year and no the seventh best footballer in the world. Claim. Ballon d'Or 2022 winners and final rankings. 1997-2023 Topend Sports Network That includes the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which saw Argentina emerge victorious in Qatar. Ronaldo is as short as 1/10 with some bookmakers and you can be pretty certain hell be joined on stage by Lionel Messi. See What is a sport? However, a lack of major trophies ultimately proved to be a stumbling block for Cristiano Ronaldo in the race for the Ballon d'Or. Ranieri, on the Premier League player of the year, tells the BBC: Fantastic, Riyad had a very fantastic season. The 2016 Ballon d'Or was an award given to the best-performing football player around the world in 2016. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain), 4. But Ronaldo's contributions proved to be more telling than his eternal rival's and this allowed him to win a fifth Ballon d'Or. The Real Madrid forward is away in Japan for the FIFA Club World Cup but he obviously got his hands on his latest gold award at an earlier date. Cristiano Ronaldo inspired Real Madrid to their 11th Champions League title in 2016. He had scored 61 goals and provided 23 assists in 54 appearances across all competitions for Real Madrid that term. The pair have won 11 of the last 12 Ballon d'Ors. Heres how the clubs are totting up in the top 17 so far. Quality striker but a pretty bland bloke. 33/1 Pogba Nobody could hold a candle to him that year, and his performances during the season are largely why many see him as one of the greatest of all time. The Polish striker scored 30 goals in 32 games for the Bayern Munich las year, as they romped to the German title and reached the semi-finals of the Champions League, where they lost on away goals 2-2 against Atletico Madrid. Hes always hanging out with celebs, with Justin Bieber one of his most famous pals. 28. 5) Lionel Messi - 280 points. Rankings for the 2016 Ballon d'Or after Cristiano Ronaldo won for the fourth time on Monday. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 2. He also led Brazil to their first Olympic Gold medal in the football in Rio. He scored two goals and was named in the team of the tournament, but missed his penalty against Argentina in the final. With the 2022/23 football season nearing a close, the race for the Ballon d'Or is only heating up. Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or in 2015 quite comprehensively. Without further ado,. Alexia Putellas was once again awarded the Ballon d'Or Feminin following yet another wonderful season at Barcelona. The shortlists for the women's awards were revealed on 19 October and the men's on 20 October. Many visitors to this page are looking for . The two trophies went their separate ways again in 2016, with Fifa creating their own The Best award, but the Ballon dOr, voted by journalists across the world, is still widely seen as the pinnacle. Cristiano Ronaldo's 2016 for club & country: Ballon d'Or: Top 5 rankings in each of the last 5 years. He might not have gotten the nod in the African Footballer of the Year stakes, but the fact he was named Bundesligas best player last campaign despite Bayern Munich running away with the league shows how impressive the Dortmund striker has been. . The Ballon d'Or winner is chosen on the basis of a combination of votes from journalists, national team captains and coaches. Ronaldo pips Messi and Griezmann to top spot. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window). Karim Benzema has broken Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messis dominance of the Ballon dOr after helping Real Madrid win the Champions League during the 2021/22 season. In his prime, he promises to be a fixture for the national side for years to come, with 56 caps under his belt already. Please logout and login again. Robert Lewandowski picked up the Muller Trophy, for being the best striker, while Manchester City were named team of the year. The former Liverpool player can count himself unlucky to miss out on the top three. Deserves his place at the bottom of the list, which is fairly representative of his chances of winning the Ballon dOr. Seven-time winner Lionel Messi was not on the list (for the first time since 2005), though Ronaldo did make the cut.The ceremony announcing the winners was held on October 17 at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris. The video is pretty much him falling over a lot but we still enjoyed it: The Belgian Manchester City star seems like a pretty solid bloke and nice people can do well on this list too (we promise)! The 66th Ballon d'Or ceremony took place at the Theatre du Chatelet, Paris on Monday night, with Real Madrid's Karim Benzema and Barcelona Feminin's Alexia Putellas the big winners. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. A womens award the Ballon dOr Feminin was also introduced in 2018, with Lyons Ada Hegerberg and OL Reigns Megan Rapinoe winning the first two installments, before Barcelonas Alexia Putellas won back-to-back Golden Balls in 2021 and 2022 following the cancellation of the 2020 event. 308 bus timetable meopham to gravesend, why does victor agree to make a female monster,