The winner of the Ballon d’Or is very close to the announcement. The newspaper Le Parisien reported Wednesday Cristiano Ronaldo will deliver the prize to the winner.who will most likely be his friend and former Real Madrid teammate Karim Benzema.
Ronaldo flaunts his five Ballon d’Ors at the Santiago Bernabéu (Photo: @realmadrid).
Ronaldo has won the Ballon d’Or awarded by France Football magazine five times, most recently in 2017. when he was still wearing the Merengue shirt. In recent years, the Portuguese champion has been absent from several gala, knowing that he is not among the favorites to win the award, but this year he will make an exception for his colleague Benzema.
Benzema and Cristiano at Real Madrid.
Cristiano and El Gato arrived in Madrid in the same transfer window in mid-2009, sharing a dressing room for nine years, until El Bicho left in 2018 for Juventus. Benzema at that moment was fundamental, in a more discreet role, so that Cristiano could fully exploit his level in Juventus. So today, four years after his departure, the Manchester United man will return his favor by giving him his first Ballon d’Or.
While names like Luka Modric (winner in 2018) and Thibaut Courtois were very important for another Real Madrid win in the Champions League, Benzema’s performances throughout the season and the importance of many of his goals for the European and Spanish titles make him the ideal candidate. win the award at the age of 34. The numbers speak for themselves: 44 goals and 15 assists in 46 games last season.
When is the Ballon d’Or awarded?
Messi with his seven Golden Balls.
The Ballon d’Or gala will take place on Monday 17 October at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. This edition has the particularity that Lionel Messi, winner of the award, was not nominated in the top 30 and therefore will not be present.
