Karim Benzema has won the Ballon d'Or for the first time in his career.
The Frenchman becomes only the second player aside from Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to win the award since 2008. Benzema's Real Madrid team-mate Luka Modric won the prize in 2018
Sadio Mane, who moved from Liverpool to Bayern Munich last summer, came second while Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne finished in third.
LAST FIVE FRENCH BALLON D'OR WINNERS
Raymond Kopa - 1958
Michel Platini - 1983 / 1984 / 1985
Jean-Pierre Papin - 1991
Zinedine Zidane - 1998
Karim Benzema - 2022
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