Real Madrid forward beats Poland’s Robert Lewandowski, Sadio Mane of Senegal and Belgium’s Kevin De Bruyne
Karim Benzema, left, and Zinedine Zidane in Paris on Monday. Picture: AURELIEN MEUNIER/GETTY IMAGES
“This prize in front of me makes me really proud. When I was small, it was a childhood dream, I never gave up … anything is possible,” Benzema said on stage at the ceremony. Benzema had a stellar season with Real, scoring 44 goals in 46 games in all competitions as he helped guide them to a LaLiga and Champions League double. His 15 goals in the Champions League guided Real to a record-extending 14th title.
Spanish international Putellas won the women’s Ballon d’Or for a second straight year, beating England’s European Championship winner Beth Mead and Australia’s Sam Kerr. Real’s Thibaut Courtois won the Lev Yashin award for the best goalkeeper last season, with the towering shot-stopper making nine saves in the final to keep a clean sheet against Liverpool in a 1-0 victory in Paris.
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