Karim Benzema scoorde 44 doelpunten in 46 wedstrijden om Madrid naar succes te leiden en werd de eerste Franse speler die de prijs in de wacht sleepte sinds Zinedine Zidane in 1998.
Ballon d’Or: Men
- Karim Benzema (Real Madrid, France).
- Sadio Mane (Bayern Munich, Senegal).
- Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City, Belgium).
- Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona, Poland).
- Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, Egypt).
- Kylian Mbappe (PSG, France).
- Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid, Belgium).
- Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid, Brazil).
- Luka Modric (Real Madrid, Croatia).
- Erling Haaland (Manchester City, Norway).
Alexia Putellas hoisted the Spanish league title for the third successive season as Barcelona won all 30 matches, with Putellas scoring 18 goals and registering 15 assists.
Ballon d’Or: Women
- Alexia Putellas (Barcelona, Spain)
- Beth Mead (Arsenal, England)
- Sam Kerr (Chelsea, Australia)
- Lena Oberdorf (Wolfsburg, Germany)
- Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona, Spain)
- Alex Popp (Wolfsburg, Germany)
- Ada Hegerberg (Lyon, Norway)
- Wendie Renard (Lyon, France)
- Catarina Macario (Lyon, USA)
- Lucy Bronze (Barcelona, England)