Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain), 4. Three Liverpool players made it to the top five of the 2019 Ballon d'Or. Virgil van Dijk - Liverpool17= Dusan Vlahovic - Fiorentina/Juventus17= Luis Diaz - Porto/Liverpool17= Casemiro - Real Madrid/Manchester United20. Ballon d'Or 2016 results - the final rankings as Cristiano Ronaldo There have been 34 other players who have claimed the Ballon d'Or once in their career. As well as his exploits with Bayern, Vidal enjoyed winning the Copa America Centarino with Chile - a special 100th anniversary edition of the tournament. Eduardo Camavinga - Real Madrid3. Robert Lewandowski - Bayern Munich/Barcelona5. Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) - Real Madrid. Karim Benzema won the 2022 Men's Ballon d'Or, the most illustrious individual award in European football, for the Real Madrid striker's herculean efforts in 2021-22. Robert Lewandowski picked up the Muller Trophy, for being the best striker, while Manchester City were named team of the year. Not sure many people would have called that a year ago, but Portugals shock Euro 2016 triumph has put the 28-year-old among the worlds elite. Mohamed Salah - Liverpool6. Ballon d'Or 2018 rankings and full winners list: Every player and award Still the worlds most expensive goalkeeper, the 38-year-old is sat at the top of the table again with Juventus and seems as though he could go on forever. But what did footballs top prize look like before Messi and Ronaldo took over? David Beckham (Manchester United and Real Madrid), 5. Benzema took home the men's Ballon d'Or award following a scintillating 2021/22 season - the award was handed out for the first time ever based on performances over a season rather than over a calendar year - for Real Madrid. The Real Madrid star won both the Champions League and Euro 2016 in a fruitful year for both club and country and it would be a major surprise if he wasnt crowned the worlds best player. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Others within shouting distance include last year's winner Karim Benzema, Messi's club teammate Kylian Mbappe, Man United standout Marcus Rashford, Brazil star Vinicius Jr., and Man City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne. Sadio Mane - Liverpool/Bayern Munich3. Get ready for a 1-2-3 washout, Why Ronaldo WON'T be attending tonight's gala event. var months = new Array ("January","February","March","April","May","June","July",
The complete 2019 Ballon d'Or ranking. Lionel Messi (ARG) - Barcelona. After breaking into the top 5 in the 2017 Ballon d'Or race, Luka . He was in great form for both club and country. Not a bad return for a man who turned 35 in October but is still one of the best strikers in the game. Florian Wirtz - Bayer Leverkusen. Angel di Maria (Real Madrid and Manchester United), 3. The . The full 2018 Ballon d'Or rankings.