⚽How Karim Benzema's The Ballon d'Or ode moment paid tribute to the late rapper Tupac and an iconic Jean Paul Gaultier look: KarimBenzema BallonDor2022
Benzema was just 21 when he joined Real Madrid from Lyon in 2009. He has come into his own in the Spanish capital since Cristiano Ronaldo’s departure in 2018, when Benzema was 30.
“I have been through difficult moments, where I wasn’t playing for the national team and so was alone at Valdebebas because everyone else was away playing for their countries.On stage Benzema called his prize “the Ballon d’Or of the people”, a statement he later said was not intended to be political but “just a nod to where I come from”.
“I just try to give emotion to people. I know today people are proud of me and that is why I said it is their Ballon d’Or.”
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