And shortly before 10 p.m., Karim Benzema received his Golden Ball. The long-awaited conclusion of an evening which honored the Real Madrid striker, winner of the prestigious trophy in 2022 presented by his former coach and mentor in Spain, Zinédine Zidane. In addition to the center-forward of the Blues, the ceremony distinguished…
Yachine Trophy (best goalkeeper): Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)
Gerd Müller Trophy (top scorer): Robert Lewandowski (FC Barcelone)
Women’s Golden Ball: Alexia Putellas (FC Barcelona)
Kopa Trophy (best hope): Gavi (FC Barcelona)
Socrates Trophy (footballer involved in charity projects): Sadio Mané (Bayern Munich)
Club of the year: Manchester City
The classification of the Ballon d’Or
1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
2. Sadio Mané (Bayern Munich)
3. Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City)
4. Robert Lewandowski (FC Barcelone)
5. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
6. Kylian Mbappe (PSG)
7. Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)
8. Vinicius (Real Madrid)
9. Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
10. Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
11. Heung-Min Son (Tottenham)
12. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City)
13. Sebastien Haller (Dortmund)
14. Fabinho (Liverpool), Rafael Leao (AC Milan)
16. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)
17. Casemiro (Manchester United), Luis Diaz (Liverpool), Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus Turin)
20. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
21. Harry Kane (Tottenham)
22. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
25. Darwin Nunez (Liverpool), Joao Cancelo (Manchester City), Mike Maignan (Milan AC), Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)