Award show in Paris
Karim Benzema has won the first Ballon d’Or of his career. The Real Madrid striker won the award at the event hosted by France Football in Paris. Benzema finished ahead of Bayern forward Sadio Mané and Man City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne. Robert Lewandowski won the Trophée Gerd Müller as the world’s best striker. The award for the best young player was given to Gavi. Barcelona and Spain star Alexia Putellas won the Ballon d’Or Feminin.
All Ballon d’Or winners since 1990
1990: Lothar Matthäus (Inter Milan – Germany)
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1991: Jean-Pierre Papin (Olympique Marseille – France)
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1992: Marco van Basten (AC Milan – Netherlands)
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1993: Roberto Baggio (Juventus – Italy)
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1994: Hristo Stoichkov (FC Barcelona – Bulgaria)
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1995: George Weah (PSG/AC Milan – Liberia)
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1996: Matthias Sammer (Borussia Dortmund – Brazil)
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1997: Ronaldo (Inter Milan/FC Barcelona – Brazil)
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1998: Zinédine Zidane (Juventus – France)
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1999: Rivaldo (FC Barcelona – Brazil)
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2000: Luís Figo (Real Madrid/FC Barcelona – Portugal)
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2001: Michael Owen (Liverpool – England)
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2002: Ronaldo (Real Madrid – Brazil)
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2003: Pavel Nedved (Juventus – Czech Republic)
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2004: Andrii Shevchenko (AC Milan – Ukraine)
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2005: Ronaldinho (FC Barcelona – Brazil)
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2006: Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus/Real Madrid – Italy)
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2007: Kaká (AC Milan – Brazil)
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2008: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United – Portugal)
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2009: Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona – Argentina)
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2010: Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona – Argentina)
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2011: Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona – Argentina)
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2012: Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona – Argentina)
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2013: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid – Portugal)
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2014: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid – Portugal)
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2015: Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona – Argentina)
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2016: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid – Portugal)
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2017: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid – Portugal)
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2018: Luka Modric (Real Madrid – Croatia)
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2019: Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona – Argentina)
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2021: Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona/PSG – Argentina)
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2022: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid – France)
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This year, the Ballon d’Or has undergone some major changes in its voting structure after the controversial victory for Lionel Messi over Lewandowski in 2021. In March 2022, France Football announced that the player performances from the season and not the calendar year would be taken into account. Also, media voters were limited to the top 100 countries in the FIFA rankings for men and the top 50 nations in the women’s rankings.
The French striker scored 44 goals in 46 games and was the key player in Real Madrid’s stellar season that ended with the club winning the LaLiga and Champions League titles. Benzema scored ten of his 15 Champions League goals in the knockout stage, including a hattrick against Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16 and the decisive goal against Chelsea in the quarterfinals. The 34-year-old then added another three goals against Man City in the semifinals.
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