Real Madrid forward Frenchman Karim Benzema received his 66th Ballon d’Or for the first time in his career during a ceremony held by France Football magazine in Paris today, Monday.
Benzema beat former and current Liverpool striker Bayern Munich Senegalese Sadio Mane, who finished second.
Belgian Kevin De Bruyne finished third, followed by Polish striker Robert Lewandowski, while Liverpool star Egyptian Mohamed Salah finished fifth.
Here is the final standings for the Ballon d’Or award for the 2021-2022 season:
1- Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
2- Sadio Mane (Liverpool/Bayern)
3- Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
4- Robert Lewandowski (Bayern / Barcelona)
5- Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
6- Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain)
7- Courtois (Real Madrid)
8 – Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)
9 – Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
10. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund/Manchester City)
11 Heung-min Song (Tottenham Hotspur)
12- Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City)
16- Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)
17- Luis Diaz (Liverpool)
17 – Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus)
17- Casemiro (Manchester United)
20- Cristiano Ronaldo
21- Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur)
22- Phil Foden (Manchester City)
22 – Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
22- Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)
25- Darwin Nunez (Liverpool)
25- Christopher Nikonko (Leipzig)
25- Joao Cancelo (Manchester City)
25- Antonio Rudiger (Chelsea)
25- Mike Mainan (Milan)
25- Kimmich (Bayern)
Source: France Football.