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2022 Ballon d'Or Nominees: Karim Benzema The Clear Favourite

The Ballon d'Or is the most prestigious individual award in world football and the nominees for the 2022 edition have been announced. This year's gala will be held on October 17th and Karim Benzema leads the list of 30 candidates, as the Real Madrid striker is the clear favourite to win this year's prize. There seems to be consensus on who should win the 2022 Ballon d'Or. There is every reason to place Benzema as the favourite, given that the Frenchman was the superstar of the Real Madrid side that won LaLiga Santander, the Spanish Super Cup and the Champions League last season.

Liverpool hothead Nunez follows in footsteps of first players to see red in a Premier League season

Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez was the first player to be sent off this Premier League season, following in the footsteps of some huge names.

Yachine Trophy 2022 nominees: Thibaut Courtois, Alisson and Ederson on 10-man shortlist for award

Manchester City's Ederson, Liverpool's Alisson and Real Madrid's Thibaut Courtois have been nominated for the Yachine Trophy which is awarded to the best goalkeeper in the 2021-2022 season. The award, which was founded in 2019, was won by Liverpool's Brazilian goalkeeper in it's inaugural year and to Paris Saint-Germain's Gianluigi Donnarumma in 2021.

Ballon d'Or 2022 nominees: Lionel Messi, Neymar not on 30-man shortlist; Karim Benzema and Ronaldo nominated

Lionel Messi and Neymar have not been included on the 30-man shortlist for the 2022 Ballon d'Or. The Argentina international has won the most Ballons d'Or in history with seven, but he did not make the list despite scoring 11 goals in 34 matches for Paris Saint-Germain last season. Ad His team-mate Neymar is also not on the list.