Twitter Reacts To Karim Benzema Winning The Ballon d’Or
Real Madrid striker, Karim Benzema, won the men’s Ballon d’Or for first time last night after scoring 44 goals in 46 matches last season for Real Madrid, who won LaLiga and the Champions League.
Real Madrid striker, Karim Benzema, won the men’s Ballon d’Or for first time last night after scoring 44 goals in 46 matches last season for Real Madrid, who won LaLiga and the Champions League.
The Frenchman was followed by Sadio Mane in second place while Kevin De Bruyne was third; Barcelona midfielder Gavi was given the Kopa Trophy as the best young player of the year.
Benzema was crowned in a ceremony in Paris ahead of Sadio Mane in second and Kevin De Bruyne in third – with the striker becoming the first French winner of the Ballon D’Or since Zinedine Zidane – who presented him the award – in 1998.
The striker is also the oldest Ballon D’Or winner since Stanley Matthews won the first edition of the prize in 1956. Benzema is a member of the streets and a baller the streets won’t forget anytime soonβ¦let’s take a look at how the streets reacted to Benzema’a win.
Karim Benzema announces: "I will retire in Real Madrid. There's no other option for me", he said to Onda Cero right after the Ballon d'Or ceremony. π¨βͺοΈ #Benzemapic.twitter.com/PzV6ub4z2d
π£οΈ βI have always had this trophy in my head, when I turned 30 I had more ambition. Iβm lucky to play in Madrid, the best club in the world.β
Iβve never seen a player that has the streets like Karim Benzema does. Iβm seeing videos of hundreds of people marching through streets celebrating his Ballon dβOr like their club won a UCL.
Karim Benzema's 2021/22 season for club & country:
β 56 games β 50 goals β 16 assists β 1x LaLiga β 1x Supercopa β 1x Nations League β 1x Champions League β UEFA Men's Player of the Year β UCL Player of the Season β UCL Golden Boot β Pichichi Trophy β #BallondOrpic.twitter.com/II5GGlbKwz
The Craziest moment yesterday isn't Benzema winning the Balon D'Or but rather his response to the journalist about a forced rivalry between him and Lewandwski βΌοΈ "I have no rivalry with Lewandwski, I focus on myself'' πππ bruuhhh that was π My number 9π«π· pic.twitter.com/49ZzSIUUil
