It is one of the most beautiful days of his life and nothing and no one can take it away from him. On October 17, Karim Benzema obtained his very first Ballon d’Or, entering a little more into the legend of football. At 34, the Frenchman has never looked so good and a few days before the start of the World Cup, he is one of the stars to follow in the competition. While several players have had a successful high-level season, such as Sadio Mané, who finished second in the competition, the one nicknamed KB9 has completely flown through the season, taking his Real Madrid club to the supreme title in the Champions League.
Since then, all eyes have been on Karim Benzema, who appears to be the best player in the world today. Besides that, he has just formalized his relationship with the sublime Jordan Ozuna, an American model who seemed very close to him lately. If Kylian Mbappé’s teammate with the Blues has managed to become the big star he is at Real Madrid right now, that has not always been the case. For many seasons he was in the shadow of one of the biggest stars in football history, Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese won everything in Spain, before leaving for Italy, then returning to England since the summer of 2021.
Teammates for years, Benzema has yet to hear from him
Winner of 5 Ballon d’Or in his career, two lengths behind his eternal rival Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo has always had an excellent relationship with Karim Benzema, but obviously, the companion of Georgina Rodriguez was not very quick to congratulate the native of Lyon. In an interview broadcast by Telefoot yesterday, the newly crowned Ballon d’Or revealed the Portuguese didn’t congratulate him on his crowning glory. “No, I haven’t had it yet. Quiet”he said on the TF1 show.
Surprising information as Cristiano Ronaldo owes a lot to Karim Benzema, he who always knew how to make him shine when they played together. It must be said that CR7 is a little preoccupied at the moment, he who has just given an explosive interview and who has been talking a lot since this morning …