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Karim Benzema was announced as the winner of the Ballon d’Or with much anticipation following his amazing 2021–2022 season.
The 34-year-old had a legendary season for both club and country, captaining Real Madrid’s attack in a ruthlessly productive manner as they won their 14th Champions League trophy and another La Liga championship.
After Benzema was announced as the winner, congratulations poured in. He defeated Sadio Mane, who finished in second place, Kevin De Bruyne, who finished in third place, and other notable players like Robert Lewandowski, Kylian Mbappe, and even Cristiano Ronaldo to win the coveted award for the first time in his career.
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After a season in which he scored 44 goals and added 15 assists in 46 games for Los Merengues, he became the first French player to win the award since Zinedine Zidane did it in 1998, and only the sixth Frenchman overall.
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Benzema was welcomed onto the Paris stage in front of former winners by Zidane, who gave him the award. The 1998 winner and Ronaldo were both praised by Benzema as sources of inspiration.
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At the awards, former Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho paid tribute to Benzema in a pre-recorded video: “Karim is a great character, he’s a great personality.
