Ballon d’Or 2022 predictions: No top 10 for Cristiano Ronaldo or Alex Morgan, but voting will be close

We’re back, and are slowly getting to the business end of our Ballon d’Or predictions for 2022. The ceremony is not until Monday 17 October, however, and with our predictions running every Thursday, we have three more rounds to go, including this next batch below.

Ad So, head back to see which players we believe will miss out on points entirely, and then those we think will miss out on the top 15. World CupNo Haaland, no Salah — The 10 best players who will miss Qatar World Cup19 HOURS AGO And then tuck into the below, where we select the names which could – and in this writer’s view should – fail to make the top 10.

A quick reminder, having explained in detail the first time around, there are 100 journalists who each get to pick a top five. Our overall prediction is that the voting will be rather top heavy, with a potential landslide win for a certain Real Madrid striker, so even those outside the top 10 may struggle to score big.

Ballon d’Or predictions: Why Prem quartet fail to make our top 15 Ballon d’Or predictions: From Cancelo to Kane, the names that could miss out on votes 'I hope I have the opportunity’ – Pedri wants to win Ballon d’Or in the future Here goes… Men’s Ballon d’Or: Our 15-11 predictions 15. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) 2021-22 highlights – Premier League winner Already 15th feels a little high for Mahrez, but there’s no going back now, and the Algerian could easily reach the double digits for points if he makes just a handful of top fives from the 100 journalists across the globe voting.

He reached the double digits for goals in the Premier League last season, but more impressive were his Champions League exploits, where he outscored his team-mates with seven goals. Second on the list was Gabriel