Karim Benzema He is the great favorite to win the Ballon d’Or. The world of football sees the Real Madrid striker as the great deserving of this trophy. Messi did not hesitate to ask Benzema for the Ballon d’Or. “I think there are no doubts, it is very clear that Benzema had a spectacular year and ended up consecrating himself with the Champions League, being essential from the last 16 onwards in all the games. I think there are no doubts this year”, said the one of the PSG in TyC Sports.
Benzema was asked about Messi’s words after the game he played with France against Denmark. “I listened to Messi’s words and they made me very happy, very happy that they come from a player like that. They give me motivation to do more things”, explained the Real Madrid striker.
The Golden Ball will be delivered next October 17 in Paris. This edition launches a regulation that will modify the evaluation period (it will be per season and not per year) and will reduce the number of journalists who will be able to vote. On August 12, the male and female nominees will be announced, in addition to the nominees for the Kopa trophy, for the best player under 21, and the Yashin trophy, for the best goalkeeper.
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