People think Karim Benzema and Alexia Putellas of Real Madrid will win the 2022 Ballon d’Or men and feminin
Both players have been favourites to win the men’s and women’s awards for a long time, and they are likely to be named the winners at the ceremony in Paris on October 17. L’Equipe has asked the public to vote on who they think should win the Ballon d’Or.
People Want Karim Benzema And Alexia Putellas To Win This Year’s Ballon d’Or Awards
Women’s Ballon d’Or 2022 (Feminin) Rankings And Favorite Alexia Putellas Stats And Goals Full List
Both players have had great years, helping their teams, Real Madrid and Barcelona, win trophies. The award ceremony for the Ballon d’Or takes place on October 17 in Paris. Last season, Benzema scored the most goals in La Liga with 27 in 32 games. He also scored or set up a goal every 89 minutes in the Champions League, including hat-tricks against Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea.
In a public vote held by L’Equipe, 63.9% of voters picked the Real Madrid striker to win the Ballon d’Or for the first time in his career. Sadio Mane, Eden Hazard, and Vinicius Junior are among the players who have said Benzema should get the award.
Putellas Is The Favourite To Win The Ballon d’Or (Feminin)
On the women’s side, Putellas is the favourite to win the award. Though she is not as likely to win the Ballon d’Or Feminin as Benzema. The Barcelona midfielder got 26.4% of the vote, which may be because she missed Euro 2022. Because of an ACL injury.
She was a big reason why Barcelona had a perfect league season with 30 wins out of 30 games. And also got to the Champions League final. For the first time in the award’s history, the winner of the Ballon d’Or will be decided by how well a player does. Over the course of a season instead of a calendar year.
They may not have won the Women’s Champions League, but Putellas still inspired her team to a domestic treble and also became Spain’s most capped player with 100 appearances.
Lionel Messi and Putellas won the Ballon d’Or last year. Pedri won the Kopa Trophy for the best under-21 player, and Gianluigi Donnarumma was given the Yashin Trophy.