GOAL has been monitoring the race for probably the most coveted particular person award in males’s soccer all 12 months, and this is our ultimate standings…
For all of the controversy and criticism it generates, the Ballon d’Or stays an important particular person award in world soccer, and the race to say the 2022 prize has been epic.
France Soccer introduced in March that the principles for Ballon d’Or voting have modified, with the important thing one being that the award shall be based mostly on performances over a single season, quite than a calendar 12 months.
Which means performances on the 2022 World Cup, which is about to kick-off in November, won’t be thought-about this 12 months, and as a substitute shall be judged when voting for the 2023 Ballon d’Or will get beneath approach.
The significance positioned on trophies (aka ‘Jorginho’s Legislation’) has additionally been scaled again, which means the prize ought to mirror one of the best footballers from every season, quite than those that raise probably the most silverware.
With all that in thoughts, and with the winner of the 2022 prizes set to be introduced in Paris on Monday, take a look at the ultimate standings from GOAL‘s season-long monitoring of the prime contenders…
NOTE: Gamers’ golf equipment mirror 2021-22 season solely