The 66th annual ceremony of the Ballon d’Or, presented by France Football, recognizing the best footballers in the world in the 2021–22 season is taking place on October 17 the T heatre du Chatelet in Paris. Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema is the favourite to lift the trophy for the best footballer of the year following his impressive run in the Los Blancos’ UCL and La Liga victory.
The 34-year-old French centre-forward scored 44 goals and made 15 assists in his 46 games for Real Madrid across all competitions in the 2021-22 season. Apart from the men’s award, the award ceremony also features women’s Ballon d’Or, Kopa Trophy for the best player under the age of 21, and Yashin Trophy for the best goalkeeper.
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