Putellas won the women’s award for a second time while Benzema won 2022 Ballon d’Or award for first time
Spanish player Alexia Putellas won the women’s Ballon d’Or for the second straight year following another outstanding season with Barcelona.
Karim Benzema won the men’s Ballon d’Or for the first time after a brilliant season with Real Madrid capped by the Champions League and Spanish league titles.
Putellas scored 42 goals and delivered 22 assists last season. The midfielder became the first player to win the award twice.
With Barcelona, she won the Spanish League and reached the Champions League final. She has been sidelined since July after injuring her left knee and undergoing surgery on the eve of the second highest scorer behind Cristiano Ronaldo.
At 34, Benzema became the oldest winner since the first recipient in 1956, Stanley Matthews. Women’s European Championship.
Putellas beat out Beth Mead and Sam Kerr for the award voted on by a panel of international journalists.
Meanwhile, Benzema had his best season ever at Madrid, being the top scorer in both leagues. He scored 44 times with Madrid, including 15 in Europe’s top competition, and matched Raul Gonzalez as the club’s
