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Benzema wins the 2022 Golden Ball
Coach Zinedine Zidane announced the name of his former student Karim Benzema, helping the 35-year-old striker win the Golden Ball for the first time.
Mane received the Silver Ball, while De Bruyne received the Bronze Ball.
Benzema wins the 2022 Golden Ball
Benzema became the first central striker to win the Golden Ball since Andriy Shevchenko, if Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo are not included.
Man City won the best club award
Former midfielder Luis Figo presented the award to Man City.
Courtois won the best goalkeeper award
It’s no surprise that the best player in the Champions League final received the Lev Yashin award.
Courtois won the best goalkeeper award
Top 5 best goalkeepers.
Announcing the Top 4
The organizers announced Thibaut Courtois ranked seventh, Kylian Mbappe sixth and Mohamed Salah fifth.
Lewandowski won the Gerd Muller Prize
This is the first year that France Football magazine awarded the Gerd Muller award to the best striker, to commemorate the German football legend who passed away in 2021 at the age of 75. Robert Lewandowski was honored in this section.
Muller was the Bundesliga top scorer seven times, and won the 1970 Golden Ball.
Alexia Putellas won the Golden Ball for the second time in a row
The female Barca striker is the first person to win two female Golden Balls.
Alexia Putellas won the Golden Ball for the second time in a row
Putellas received his second Golden Ball.
Top 5 Women’s Golden Ball 2022. Photo: FF
Mane won the Socrates Prize
In the first time awarding the Socrates Award, the Golden Ball organizers wanted to pay tribute to sports figures who contribute to making the world a better place.
Socrates is the late Brazilian midfielder nicknamed `doctor`, because he had a medical degree.
Announcing the Top 7
With the announcement of the positions of Haaland (10), Modric (9) and Vinicius (8), only seven players have a chance to win the 2022 Golden Ball: Karim Benzema, Robert Lewandowski, Thibaut Courtois, Kylian Mbappe, Mohamed Salah
With Modric only ranked ninth, the Golden Ball will welcome a new owner.
Gavi became the best young player
Former striker Ronaldo Nazario and midfielder Pedri announced that Gavi won the Kopa award for best U21 player.
Gavi became the best young player
Top 5 best young players.
Gala begins
The ceremony began with the voice of Italian blind singer Andrea Bocelli, accompanied by a video of gratitude to past Golden Ball winners.
After that, Drogba assisted in announcing the Top 10 Golden Balls including: Karim Benzema, Robert Lewandowski, Vinicius Junior, Erling Haaland, Thibaut Courtois, Kylian Mbappe, Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Luka Modric and Kevin de Bruyne.
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The 2022 Golden Ball award ceremony takes place at the Chatelet theater, Paris, France at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 18, Hanoi time.
Prizes will be awarded at the gala: Golden Ball for men and women, Yashin award for best goalkeeper, Kopa award for best U21 player, Muller award for top striker, best men’s club award and Socrates award for `
