Ballon d’Or 2022 predictions: Our winners revealed and who makes the podium ahead of Monday’s announcement

We’ve arrived at the final hurdle, the last week of our Ballon d’Or predictions ahead of the ceremony on Monday. It was tricky last week, in truth, leaving out the likes of Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland from the top five, but now we have to work out which players we think are going to make the podium, and which are going to just miss out.

Ad No prizes for guessing our predicted men’s winner, but there is also the small matter of where we think Mohamed Salah might place, and whether he will finish higher than former team-mate Sadio Mane. Champions League'The top level' — Ferdinand praises hat-trick hero Salah for ability to 'slow it down'9 HOURS AGO Vinicius Jr and Kylian Mbappe remain, too, and so we’ve somehow landed on our positions despite the feeling that voting will be very close this year — as outlined at the start.

Meanwhile, for the Ballon d’Or Feminin there looks to be a clear leading contender too, but who knows whether Euro 2022 could have swayed some voters. You can go back and see our previous predictions with the links below, but scroll down to see where we are placing our final names.

Also, don't forget to stay across Eurosport on Monday, when the actual winners will be crowned. From Cancelo to Kane, the names that could miss out on votes Why Prem quartet fail to make our top 15 No top 10 for Ronaldo or Morgan No De Bruyne or Haaland in our top five – this year, anyway Ballon d’Or: Our 5-1 predictions 5.

Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid) 2021-22 highlights – La Liga and Champions League winner, Champions League Team of the Season Is Vinicius Jr the fifth-best player in the world? Arguably not, but his exploits last season could see him place in the top five at the very least. A Champions League final winner