{"id":248413,"date":"2022-10-18T02:41:58","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T02:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/10\/18\/karim-benzema-wins-ballon-dor-after-fantastic-year-with-real-madrid-football-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2022-10-18T02:41:58","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T02:41:58","slug":"karim-benzema-wins-ballon-dor-after-fantastic-year-with-real-madrid-football-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/10\/18\/karim-benzema-wins-ballon-dor-after-fantastic-year-with-real-madrid-football-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Karim Benzema wins Ballon d&#8217;Or after fantastic year with Real Madrid | Football News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>PARIS: France striker <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/karim-benzema\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_karim-benzema\" frmappuse=\"1\">Karim Benzema<\/a> won the <!-- -->Ballon d&#8217;Or<!-- --> at a ceremony in Paris on Monday, the reward coming after his stunning performances helped <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/real-madrid\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_real-madrid\" frmappuse=\"1\">Real Madrid<\/a> win the Champions League and La Liga last season. <br \/>Benzema, who is the first French winner of the most prestigious individual prize in <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/football\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_football\" frmappuse=\"1\">football<\/a> since Zinedine Zidane in 1998, scored 44 goals in 46 games for his club including 15 in the Champions League. <br \/>Benzema, who also won the UEFA Nations League with France last season, pushed Bayern Munich and Senegal star Sadio Mane into second place. <\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component\" data-pos=\"14\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>KARIM BENZEMA IS THE 2022 BALLON D\u2019OR! &#x2728;@Benzema@realmadrid#ballondor https:\/\/t.co\/TXLkHJIhJM<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ballon d&#8217;Or #ballondor (@francefootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/francefootball\/status\/1582097907507134464\">1666036509000<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City and Belgium was third, with Barcelona and Poland star Robert Lewandowski coming fourth. <\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component\" data-pos=\"20\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>&#x1f3c6;&#x1f44d; @Benzema#ballondor https:\/\/t.co\/AYyPtOFsto<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realmadrid\/status\/1582126017644068866\">1666043211000<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Winning the award, which is given out by France Football magazine, caps a remarkable career revival for Benzema, who was frozen out of the France team for five and a half years because of his involvement in a blackmail scandal over a sextape involving teammate Mathieu Valbuena. <\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component\" data-pos=\"24\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>Le Ballon D\u2019Or Du Peuple https:\/\/t.co\/IxsDmR2451<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Karim Benzema (@Benzema) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Benzema\/status\/1582170858738528256\">1666053902000<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>He was later handed a one-year suspended prison sentence and a fine of 75,000 euros ($73,848) for his involvement in the affair. <br \/>However, he returned to the national team for last year&#8217;s European Championship and will now go to the World Cup in Qatar with France next month. <\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component\" data-pos=\"30\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>&#x1f1eb;&#x1f1f7; Karim Benzema. It&#8217;s his. #ballondor || #UCL https:\/\/t.co\/yV7l0XO7Aj<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampionsLeague\/status\/1582128405465559040\">1666043781000<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>He will turn 35 on December 19, the day after the World Cup final. <br \/>Benzema is the oldest winner of the Ballon d&#8217;Or since the very first winner, Stanley Matthews in 1956. <br \/>The former Lyon striker is also the fifth Frenchman to win the prize, with Raymond Kopa, Michel Platini and Jean-Pierre Papin all getting their hands on the trophy before Zidane&#8217;s victory in 1998. <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                  window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n                  const { TimesApps } = window;\n                  TimesApps.loadFBEvents = function() {\n                    (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                      if (f.fbq) return;\n                      n = f.fbq = function() {\n                        n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n                      };\n                      if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                      n.push = n;\n                      n.loaded = !0;\n                      n.version = '2.0';\n                      n.queue = [];\n                      t = b.createElement(e);\n                      t.async = !0;\n                      t.src = v;\n                      s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                      s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n                    })(f, b, e, v, n, t, s);\n                    fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n                    fbq('track', 'PageView');\n                  };\n                })(\n                  window,\n                  document,\n                  'script',\n                  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js',\n                );<\/script><script>if(typeof window !== 'undefined') {\n                  window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n                  const { TimesApps } = window;\n                  TimesApps.loadScriptsOnceAdsReady = () => {\n                    var scripts = [\n                    'https:\/\/static.clmbtech.com\/ad\/commons\/js\/2658\/toi\/colombia_v2.js' ,\n                    'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074',\n                    'https:\/\/imasdk.googleapis.com\/js\/sdkloader\/ima3.js',\n                    'https:\/\/tvid.in\/sdk\/loader.js',\n                    'https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/video_comscore_api\/version-3.cms',\n                    'https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/grxpushnotification_js\/minify-1,version-1.cms',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#version=v10.0&xfbml=true',\n                    'https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/locateservice_js\/minify-1,version-14.cms'\n                  ];\n                    scripts.forEach(function(url) {\n                      let script = document.createElement('script');\n                      script.type=\"text\/javascript\";\n                      if(!false && !false && !false && url.indexOf('colombia_v2')!== -1){\n                        script.src = url;\n                      } else if (!false && !false && !false && url.indexOf('sdkloader')!== -1) {\n                        script.src = url;\n                      } else if (!false && !false && (url.indexOf('tvid.in\/sdk') !== -1 || url.indexOf('connect.facebook.net') !== -1 || url.indexOf('locateservice_js') !== -1 )) {\n                        script.src = url;\n                      } else if (url.indexOf('colombia_v2')== -1 && url.indexOf('sdkloader')== -1 && url.indexOf('tvid.in\/sdk')== -1 && url.indexOf('connect.facebook.net') == -1){\n                        script.src = url;\n                      }\n                      script.async = true;\n                      document.body.appendChild(script);\n                    });\n                  }\n                }\n                <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/football\/top-stories\/karim-benzema-wins-ballon-dor-after-fantastic-year-with-real-madrid\/articleshow\/94929364.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] PARIS: France striker Karim Benzema won the Ballon d&#8217;Or at a ceremony in Paris on Monday, the reward coming after his stunning performances helped Real Madrid win the Champions League and La Liga last season. 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