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 ...

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 ...

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.” ...

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 ...

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.

Modern strikers like Robert Lewandowski and Harry Kane blend playmaking and scoring. Here's how the deep-lying forward is ...

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 ...

He said: “Karim Benzema, I could say Modric ... Vini was taking the ball and it was giving us confidence and we put in Joselu.” “You have to say… Yamal has a huge future ahead of him.

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