Ballon d'Or: Benzema clinches title as six players had no vote

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Real Madrid captain, Karim Benzema, has won this year’s Ballon d’Or award as at least six players who had no votes in this year’s award were revealed.

The Frenchman clinched the coveted trophy after a spectacular season up-front for Real Madrid, spearheading their attack as they won LaLiga and the Champions League in 2022.

Benzema was also crowned as the Champions League top scorer, La Liga top scorer and UEFA Player of the Year.

The award was presented by former Real Madrid manager, Zinedine Zidane, at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France.

Bayern Munich’s Sadio Mane came second behind Benzema.

Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne came third and Robert Lewandowski came fourth.

At least six players received no votes for this year’s Ballon d’Or award.

Liverpool striker, Darwin Nunez, finished in joint 25th place in the rankings confirmed on Monday by the organizers, France Football.

The Uruguayan, who moved from Benfica this summer for £85million, didn’t receive any votes in the final rankings, with five other players also falling into that category.

Manchester City defender, Joao Cancelo, also didn’t get any votes despite winning the Premier League title.

Another player who finished in that position was Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich, along with RB Leipzig’s Christopher Nkunku, who has been linked with a move to Chelsea, and AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan.