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Karim Benzema emerges 66th Ballon d’Or award winner


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Real Madrid striker, Karim Benzema has been named the 2022 Player of the Year Ballon d’Or award in Paris on Monday night.

This is Benzema’s first Ballon d’Or of his career after finishing ahead of Kevin De Bruyne, Sadio Mane and Robert Lewandoski.

The award was presented by former Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France.

The 34-year-old begins to offer words of thanks and cites Zizou and Ronaldo as inspirations.

Benzema was the top scorer in Spain’s La Liga and the UEFA Champions League in the 2021/22 season, as Real Madrid won both competitions.

A total of 12 of the last 13 winners have been named Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. Croatian midfielder Luka Modric interrupted the hegemony in 2018.

This year Messi did not make the cut for the finalists, though Ronaldo did. Messi has won it a record seven times, while Ronaldo has claimed five.

This article was updated 3 days ago

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