Benzema won the Ballon d'Or for the first time

Karim Benzema has lifted Ballon d'Or first time । File Image

He deserved the Ballon d'Or for what he did in the 2021-22 season. Not even Real Madrid star Karim Benzema came close to competing. That's why Karim Benzema was announced for the Ballon d'Or in a grand ceremony in Paris on Monday night.

Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or in Paris last year. He beat Robert Lewandowski and Jorginho to the award. This time, Benzema won the Ballon d'Or in Messi's city (Messi's current club PSG). He overtook Sadio Mane of Liverpool (now at Bayern Munich) and Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City.

Paris is the city of victory for Real Madrid. A few months ago, Real Madrid won their 14th Champions League title from here.

Florentino Perez attended Benzema's Ballon d'Or acceptance ceremony. Who has always been a selfless supporter of Karim Benzema. Perez first met Benzema 14 years ago at a house in Leon. Benzema himself lived in the house.

In total, 12 times the Ballon d'Or has risen to the showcase of Real Madrid players. Which is equal to Barcelona. Previous winners of Real's Ballon d'Or are Alfredo Di Stefano, Raymond Kopa, Luis Figo, Ronaldo Nazario (Brazil), Fabio Cannavaro, Cristiano Ronaldo and Luka Modric.

Lionel Messi has won the maximum 7 Ballon d'Or so far. Cristiano Ronaldo has won 5. This year's Ballon d'Or Real's Luka Modric was 9th, Vinicius Junior was 8th and goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was 7th.

Man City striker Arling Haaland is tenth, Kylian Mbappe is sixth and Mohamed Salah is fifth. Karim Benzema and Luka Modric are two footballers who share the Messi-Ronaldo reign. The reign that was going on since 2008.

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