After 13 years in defense real Madrid, Karim Benzema he finally won Golden Ball This year. If in the past the French striker could only applaud his teammates who won him, now the Golden Ball trophy is officially his.
Benzema was announced as the 2022 Ballon d’Or winner at the awards ceremony held in Paris on Monday evening (17/10) local time. He is superior to names like Sadio Mane, Kevin De Bruyne, to Robert Lewandowski.
After winning the award, a photo of Benzema taken in January 2015 went viral on social media. At the time, he was just an extra behind Toni Kroos, Cristiano Ronaldo, Sergio Ramos and James Rodriguez.
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Benzema (back left) cheers as Ronaldo and others show off individual awards. Photo: doc. Real Madrid / Ángel Martínez
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The four names are taking pictures with the individual awards they have won. The trophies Ramos and Kroos held are the same as they were both included in the 2014 FIFA Team of the Year. Ronaldo also holds the same trophy, in addition to the 2014 Ballon d’Or.
Meanwhile, Rodriguez holds the 2014 Puskas Award trophy after his goal against Uruguay in the 2014 World Cup was named best goal. Behind the four was Benzema who smiled and clapped her hands.
Benzema’s natural expression shows the impression that he is happy with the results of his colleagues. Therefore, when he finally won this year’s prestigious award, his respect for him multiplied.
When the photo was taken, Benzema was already a star in Madrid. Also, since 2010 she has regularly scored above double digits per season. But he was immersed in the shadow of Ronaldo, who was much more brilliant.
After Ronaldo left in the summer of 2018 and Gareth Bale slowly sank due to off-pitch problems, Benzema’s name emerged as the main pillar of Real Madrid. This will continue until the 2021-22 season.
He managed to lead the Blancos to win La Liga, the Champions League and the Spanish Super Cup. The Liga and Champions League top scorer titles were also successfully won by the former Lyon.
Therefore, there is no doubt that he deserves the Ballon d’Or 2022. Once he applauded Ronaldo, now it’s up to the world to applaud him.
(adp / mrp)
