Benzema, who himself lifted the award back in 2021, certainly would have wanted his ex-Madrid counterpart to lift the Golden Ball. Had Vini Jr won the award, he would have also become the first ...

Karim Benzema was direct. Definite even. “This season, the fans will be proud of us,” the Frenchman declared last August, in ...

because I exchanged the ball well in the opponent's area. He was much more effective than I was." That all changed in 2018-19, when the Portuguese legend left for Juventus. Benzema was left as ...

So it's some compliment when he praises Benzema's skill. “His ball control is incredible, it’s beautiful to see," Zidane said. "He’s capable of scoring and helping others score.” ...

Benzema was replaced after scoring the 72nd ... Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior controls the ball during their Spanish La Liga soccer match against Athletic Bilbao at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium ...

Karim Benzema is expected to be crowned as the best ... He is expected to win the "Golden Ball" ahead of other world-class players such as Kylian Mbappe, Mohamed Salah, Erling Haaland, Robert ...

Away against Chelsea in the quarterfinal, Benzema struck twice in three minutes with headers of remarkable deftness, both requiring great core strength to twist in the air and guide the ball past ...

Madridistas also began to appreciate the aspects of Benzema’s game they had not previously acknowledged: his off-the-ball runs, intelligent movement and ability to create space for others.

Al-Ittihad's Karim Benzema scored twice to lead his side to a 3-1 victory over Al-Qadsiah in the Saudi Cup final on Friday as ...

The Ballon d'Or has rarely been shared around in the last 17 years, with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo dominating the ...

They won't be preoccupied with outplaying the opposition, as long as their star players make the big plays on both sides of the ball when it matters most. Karim Benzema, who turns 35 in December ...