Kevin De Bruyne Speaks After Making Ballon d’Or History With Manchester City

• Kevin De Bruyne has expressed satisfaction with how his career is progressing after he finished third in the 2022 Ballon d'Or race
• De Bruyne was adjudged to have had a better season than every other player in the world, bar Karim Benzema and Sadio Mane
• He has been at Manchester City for seven seasons, where he has won every domestic trophy available to him

Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne has opened up after he finished third in this year's Ballon d'Or ranking.

De Bruyne became the first-ever Manchester City player to finish in a podium place in the history of the awards. He finished behind eventual winner Karim Benzema and former Liverpool star Sadio Mane.

The Belgian inspired Manchester City to a fourth Premier League title in five years. They failed in their pursuit of the Champions League title yet again, but De Bruyne still registered impressive numbers all around.

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Speaking to the club's website after setting the new record in Paris at the Theatre du Chatelet, the 31-year-old said:

"I want to win as many titles as possible and be the best player I can be. I am fortunate to have played for 14 years, so I have been playing football for a long time and I will be a professional until I decide to stop. So I am living the life that I want to live. The dream? I am living it. I just have to perform how I am doing."

De Bruyne has started the new season in a scintillating fashion. His new partnership with Erling Haaland is already paying dividends, with the midfielder already up to 9 assists in the Premier League according to the BBC.

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De Bruyne tops assists list

Sports Brief has also earlier reported that fans always remember the goal scorers in football, but the individuals who set up the goals are often criminally underrated.

As of 2022 however, there are some names that are synonymous with assists such as Kevin de Bruyne, Lionel Messi and Trent-Alexander Arnold.

These three are among the many world-class football stars who have developed a knack for coming up with sublime link-up plays with their teams’ prolific goal scorers - to devastating effect.