![Ballon d'Or winners and the top 10 players from 2000 to 2021 as Lionel Messi beats Robert Lewandowski, Jorginho and Cristiano Ronaldo to top award Ballon d'Or winners and the top 10 players from 2000 to 2021 as Lionel Messi beats Robert Lewandowski, Jorginho and Cristiano Ronaldo to top award](https://talksport.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/10/real-madrids-french-forward-karim-768835812.jpg?strip=all&w=960&quality=40)
Ballon d'Or winners and the top 10 players from 2000 to 2021 as Lionel Messi beats Robert Lewandowski, Jorginho and Cristiano Ronaldo to top award
![Ballon D'Or 2022 Live Streaming: List of nominees, date, time, where to watch | Football News - Hindustan Times Ballon D'Or 2022 Live Streaming: List of nominees, date, time, where to watch | Football News - Hindustan Times](https://images.hindustantimes.com/img/2022/10/16/1600x900/image_-_2022-10-16T175636436_1665923298722_1665923298867_1665923298867.jpg)
Ballon D'Or 2022 Live Streaming: List of nominees, date, time, where to watch | Football News - Hindustan Times
![Karim Benzema won the Ballon d'Or by a whopping 356 votes, smashing closest rival Sadio Mane | Daily Mail Online Karim Benzema won the Ballon d'Or by a whopping 356 votes, smashing closest rival Sadio Mane | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/10/21/19/63725325-0-image-a-60_1666375601324.jpg)
Karim Benzema won the Ballon d'Or by a whopping 356 votes, smashing closest rival Sadio Mane | Daily Mail Online
![Ballon d'Or 2022 LIVE: Karim Benzema named winner ahead of Sadio Mane and Kevin De Bruyne - Mirror Online Ballon d'Or 2022 LIVE: Karim Benzema named winner ahead of Sadio Mane and Kevin De Bruyne - Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article28263057.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200c/2_GettyImages-1244044100.jpg)
Ballon d'Or 2022 LIVE: Karim Benzema named winner ahead of Sadio Mane and Kevin De Bruyne - Mirror Online
![FIFA World Cup Stats on Twitter: "🔝 Most Ballon d'Or Nominations of All Time; 1️⃣ 🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo-18 2️⃣ 🇦🇷 Lionel Messi-15 3️⃣ 🇮🇹 Maldini-13 4️⃣ 🇳🇱 Cruyff-12 5️⃣ 🇩🇪 Beckenbauer-12 6️⃣ FIFA World Cup Stats on Twitter: "🔝 Most Ballon d'Or Nominations of All Time; 1️⃣ 🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo-18 2️⃣ 🇦🇷 Lionel Messi-15 3️⃣ 🇮🇹 Maldini-13 4️⃣ 🇳🇱 Cruyff-12 5️⃣ 🇩🇪 Beckenbauer-12 6️⃣](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FaBlX1CX0AEIf9Q.jpg:large)
FIFA World Cup Stats on Twitter: "🔝 Most Ballon d'Or Nominations of All Time; 1️⃣ 🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo-18 2️⃣ 🇦🇷 Lionel Messi-15 3️⃣ 🇮🇹 Maldini-13 4️⃣ 🇳🇱 Cruyff-12 5️⃣ 🇩🇪 Beckenbauer-12 6️⃣
![Ballon d'Or 2022 LIVE! Updates, full results revealed and reaction as Karim Benzema wins | Evening Standard Ballon d'Or 2022 LIVE! Updates, full results revealed and reaction as Karim Benzema wins | Evening Standard](https://static.standard.co.uk/2022/10/18/07/newFile.jpg?width=1200)
Ballon d'Or 2022 LIVE! Updates, full results revealed and reaction as Karim Benzema wins | Evening Standard
![Ballon d'Or 2021: Awards return in November as Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski battle for top prize | The Independent Ballon d'Or 2021: Awards return in November as Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski battle for top prize | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/2021/09/29/18/newFile-2.jpg?width=1200)
Ballon d'Or 2021: Awards return in November as Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski battle for top prize | The Independent
![TCR. on Twitter: "🚨Official: Cristiano Ronaldo is among the top 20 nominees for the Ballon d'Or for a record of 17 years in a row (18 years in total). https://t.co/Ru61N2X0T9" / Twitter TCR. on Twitter: "🚨Official: Cristiano Ronaldo is among the top 20 nominees for the Ballon d'Or for a record of 17 years in a row (18 years in total). https://t.co/Ru61N2X0T9" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FfSKMdhWAAkwy9K.jpg:large)