Real Madrid striker, Karim Benzema last night won the men’s Ballon D’Or award beating Bayern Munich’s Sadio Mane (2nd) and Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne (3rd).
Karim Benzema has becomes the fifth Frenchman to win the Ballon d’Or prize and at 34 year old is the oldest winner since Stanley Matthews in 1956.
Alexia Putellas won the Ballon d’Or Feminin for the second year running.
Thibaut Courtois won the Yashin Trophy as the season’s best goalkeeper, while Robert Lewandowski took home the Gerd Muller prize as the best striker in world football last season. Manchester City won club of the year.
BALLON D’OR TOP FOUR
Kareem Benzema
Sadio Mane takes second place,
Kevin de Bruyne third and
Robert Lewandowski is fourth!
TOP 25 BEST MALE FOOTBALLERS
1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
2. Sadio Mane (Liverpool – moved to Bayern Munich)
3. Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City)
4. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich – moved to Barcelona)
5. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
6. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain)
7. Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)
8. Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)
9. Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
10. Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
11: Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur)
12: Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City)
13: Sebastien Haller (Ajax / Dortmund)
14: Rafael Leao (AC Milan). Fabinho (Liverpool)
16: Virgil Van Dijk (Liverpool)
17: Luis Diaz (Porto / Liverpool). Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina / Juventus). Casemiro (Real Madrid – moved to Manchester United)
20: Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus / Manchester United)
21: Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur)
22: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool). Phil Foden (Manchester City). Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)
25: Joao Cancelo (Manchester City). Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich). Mike Maignan (AC Milan). Antonio Rudiger (Chelsea / Real Madrid). Darwin Nunez (Benfica – moved to Liverpool). Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig)
AWARDS ROUND-UP
Ballon d’Or……………………………..Karim Benzema
Ballon d’Or Feminin………………Alexia Putellas
Yashin Trophy…………………………Thibaut Courtois
Gerd Muller Trophy………………..Robert Lewandowski
Socrates Award………………………Sadio Mane
Kopa Trophy……………………………Gavi
Club of the Year……………………..Manchester City
