Six Real Madrid Players Nominated for the 2022 Ballon D'Or

• The final contenders for the most prestigious individual accolade in the game have been revealed by France magazine
• Thibaut Courtois, Vinicius Juniors, Karim Benzema, Casemiro, Luka Modric and Antonio Rudiger are the Real Madrid players to make the cut
• The winner of this year's Ballon d'Or will be announced in a ceremony on October 17

France Football magazine has revealed the 30 candidates for the 2022 Ballon d'Or with six Real Madrid stars making the shortlist.

The nominees for the top award were announced on August 12, with Europe's best player set to be crowned at an official presentation ceremony on October 17.

The winner of both prestigious awards, as well as the Kopa Trophy (for the best player under 21), will be announced by France Football in Paris.

This is the first season that the Ballon d'Or has been decided based on achievements over the course of a season rather than displays across a calendar year.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has high praise for midfield trio Luka Modrić, Toni Kroos and Casemiro

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There are six Real Madrid players among the nominees are Thibaut Courtois, Vinicius Juniors, Karim Benzema, Casemiro, Luka Modric and Antonio Rudiger.

Interestingly, players like Toni Kroos and David Alaba, despite playing key roles last season were absent from list of 30 Ballon d'Or nominees.

Karim Benzema Overtakes Raul Gonzalez in Real Madrid All Time Top Scorers List

Sports Brief earlier reported that Karim Benzema netted in Real Madrid 2-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt at Helsinki on Wednesday night in the UEFA Super Cup.

This means that the Frenchman has now overtaken Real Madrid icon Raul Gonzalez to become the second-highest goalscorer in the history of the club.

The 34-year-old equaled Raul's record in second place on 323 goals back in May, when he scored a header in a 6-0 thrashing of Levante.