With his back against the wall, Cristiano Ronaldo had to choose between Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappé during a question-and-answer session with Rio Ferdinand on his new YouTube channel. And CR7 opted for… Mbappé! And this, despite a complicity of almost a decade with Benzema at Real Madrid.
For some, this choice is rather surprising. After all, Ronaldo and Benzema shared moments of glory at Casa Blanca, winning four Champions Leagues and several other titles together. Such camaraderie could have weighed in the balance. But Ronaldo, true to his unpredictable style, preferred to smile and name the captain of the Blues, Kylian Mbappé.
Why this choice? The Internet of course had its say. Two theories stand out. The first: a few months earlier, Benzema drew up his “all-time eleven” and omitted Cristiano Ronaldo, preferring to cite Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldinho, and Ronaldo “El Fenomeno”. A little ego boost perhaps? The second theory is based on a comment by Benzema in January 2022 on the Téléfoot show, where he defended Lionel Messi by saying: “We cannot criticize Messi. Whoever criticizes him doesn’t understand anything about football. » Words may have stung the Portuguese…
