The full Ballon d’Or list has been announced with Karim Benzema winning the award.
After scoring 44 goals in 46 games, winning the Champions League and winning La Liga, Real Madrid striker Benzema received the prestigious Ballon d’Or.
Rumors were circulating that the Frenchman had won the award, and it was officially announced on Monday night. He becomes the first Frenchman to win the Ballon d’Or since Zinedine Zidane in 1998.
With Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo dominating the award for so many years, it’s great to see a different winner.
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Sadio Mane and Kevin De Bruyne finished second and third respectively.
It’s hard to argue that Benzema didn’t deserve the award after such an impressive year. Winning both the Champions League and La Liga while scoring as many goals as he did meant it was a fairly easy decision.
The French international can consider himself unlucky not to have won it sooner, but with Ronaldo and Messi not performing like they used to, now was his chance.
The full list in order can be found on Sporting News.
