A glimpse of the Ballon d'Or awards 2022 edition [Photos]

Fabian Simiyu 09:25 - 18 October 2022

From left: Karim Benzema, Robert Lewandowski, Ballon d'Or trophy, Thibaut Courtois and Zenedine Zidane.

The Ballon d'Or 2022 awards edition was packed to the brim as people came to witness who was going to take home the precious trophy.

Karim Benzema is the 2022 Ballon d'Or winner after trouncing Sadio Mane of Bayern Munich and Kevin de Bruyne of Manchester City to go home with the golden trophy.

The regular winners of the trophy who are Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United and Lionel Messi of PSG were not even able to make it to the top 10 with Ronaldo finishing 20th.

Karim Benzema poses for a photo during the Ballon d'Or awards on October 17, 2022.

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Karim Benzema is the oldest Ballon D'Or winner since Stanley Matthews won the first edition of the prize in 1956.

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah was voted as the fifth-best player, ahead of PSG's Kylian Mbappe and Champions League match-winner Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid.

Kevin de Bruyne of Manchester City on October 17, 2022.

Barcelona forward Robert Lewandowski was given the Gerd Muller award given to the best striker, after a superb season for Bayern Munich last term in which he scored 50 goals.

The ceremony was a success and here is a glimpse of what went down in Paris during the 2022 Ballon d'Or awards.

Kevin de Bruyne and his family pose for a photo During 2022 Ballon d'Or awards in Paris on October 17, 2022.

Robert Lewandowski and his wife Anna Lewandowska on the red carpet during the Ballon d'Or awards on October 17, 2022.

Zenedine Zidane poses for photo at the Ballon d'Or awards on October 17, 2022.

Sadio Mane on th red carpet on October 17, 2022.

Pablo Gavi of Barcelona on October 17, 2022, in Paris.

Real Madrid's French forward Karim Benzema reacts after receiving the men's Ballon d'Or Trophy during the 2022 Ballon d O'r awards on October 17, 2022.

Real Madrid's Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois speaks after winning the Yashin Trophy during the 2022 Ballon d'Or France Football award ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, October 17, 2022.

Sadio Mane (R) receives the Socrates Trophy for most involved player in societal and charitable projects from French-Brazilian former football player Rai during the 2022 Ballon d'Or awards in Paris, France on October 17, 2022.

Didier Drogba on the red carpet at the Ballon d'Or awards on October 17, 2022.