Benzema wins the Ballon d’Or
The reigning champion France will present themselves at the World Cup in Qatar showing off the Golden Ball 2022 among its ranks, Karim Benzema. As expected, tonight in Paris the Real Madrid striker can finally lift the trophy, given to him by Zinedine Zidane, the last Frenchman to be crowned before him, a few months after the triumph in the 1998 World Cup, in the sumptuous ceremony at the Chatelet theater, opened by Andrea Bocelli’s unmistakable “Vincero”. “I’m very proud to receive this award. It is the result of a lot of work, effort, training but above all the fulfillment of a dream that I had as a child “, the words of the attacker, defining Zidane as his continuous example, like Ronaldo the Phenomenon, who was also present at the awards ceremony.
Disappointed two years ago by the cancellation of the award due to Covid, which he would have won for sure, Robert Lewandowski got fourth place, behind Sadfio Manèsecond, and Kevin De Bruyne, third, and should be consoled with the ‘Gerd Muller’ trophy, awarded to the striker who scored the most goals between club and national team, 57 centers. The award ‘Yashin‘goes to the Belgian goalkeeper of Real, Thibaut Courtois.
The Female Golden Ball goes to the Barcelona midfielder Alessia Putellawho repeats the title won last year by getting the better of the Arsenal striker Beth Mead, new European champion with England. Among the other winners, 18-year-old Barcelona Gavi is awarded the ‘Kopa’ award to the best young player, while the Bayern Munich striker Mane goes the ‘Socrates’ award dedicated to the players most involved in social and charitable projects.