Barcelona's Gavi wins Kopa Trophy for best youngster at Ballon d'Or gala
The 18-year-old, whose full name is Pablo Martin Paez Gavira, succeeds his Barcelona teammate Pedri, who won the prize last year.
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Ballon d'Or winner 'leaked' just hours before official announcement as big reveal looms large
This year's Ballon d'Or winner has been 'leaked as Karim Benzema bags the prize, according to reports in Spain.
Lionel Messi absent from list of Ballon d'Or nominees for 2022
Lucy Bronze, who was runner-up in 2019, is one of three members of England's Euro-winning squad to be short-listed for the women's award.
When is the 2022 Ballon d'Or nominations shortlist announced? Lionel Messi and Alexia Putellas amongst favourites
We are mere days away from finding out who are the nominees for the 2022 Ballon d'Or as France Football prepare to release the shortlist on Friday, August 12 2022 for the men's and women's prizes. The shortlist for the men's award will contain 30 names while the women's award will be made up of 20 players. The 10-player shortlists will also be announced for the Yashin (best goalkeeper) and Kopa (best under-21 player) awards on Friday.
Barcelona, Real Madrid, AC Milan, Santos: The greatest XIs in history
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Ballon d'Or 2022: ‘It would be a scandal if Benzema doesn’t win the Ballon d’Or’ – Former Man Utd player Louis Saha
Louis Saha believes “it would be a scandal” if Karim Benzema doesn’t win the 2022 Ballon d’Or following his role in Real Madrid’s La Liga and Champions League double. Benzema registered a goal or assist every 89 minutes last season and scored 15 goals in 12 appearances in the Champions League, including hat-tricks against Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea. Ad/> He scored 27 goals from 32 La Liga appearances and became Real Madrid’s joint-second highest goalscorer, only behind Cristiano Ronaldo who leads the way on 405 goals to Benzema’s and Raul’s 323.
Ballon d'Or quiz: Can you name the missing player in these 15 questions?
The Ballon d’Or is the most prestigious individual accolade in world football these days.
El Mónaco, a orillas de Europa
El Mónaco ganó al Troyes (2-1), alargó su racha de triunfos y se situó a un paso de la zona europea de la Ligue 1 que se aleja para el Lille, que no pasó del empate ante el Angers (1-1), en la trigésima primera jornada.