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France international, Karim Benzema was crowned the footballer of the year at the Ballon D’or ceremony on Monday, October 17, 2022. The Real Madrid captain despite dominating the trends with his Tupac-inspired suit became the subject on the day after the two women in his life were spotted at the …

To date, the only African player to ever win the Ballon d’Or, Weah clinched the award in 1995—the first year that the prize was opened to non-European players. In that year, he defeated Jurgen Klinsmann—in second place—by 144 votes to 108, and would also pick up 13 votes the year …

Lionel Messi has been left off the Ballon d’Or shortlist as the Paris Saint-Germain star was not named among France Football’s 30-man shortlist on Friday. Messi has not been left off of a Ballon d’Or shortlist since 2005, having won the award seven times during that span. His team-mate Neymar …

The final contenders for the most prestigious individual accolade in the game have been revealed. France Football have announced the nominees for the 2022 men’s Ballon d’Or, with Europe’s best player set to be crowned at an official presentation ceremony in October. Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema is the hot favourite …