“Clearly, Benzema deserves the Ballon d'Or”

For French coach Didier Deschamps, Karim Benzema deserves to win the Ballon d'Or. On October 8, the prestigious magazine France Football will announce the candidates to win the award that will be made public at the gala that will take place on November 29. An award that, for the coach, should be won by the Real Madrid striker.

The next Sunday, Telefoot broadcasts an interview with Deschamps in which they give him a quick test in which he must answer “yes or no” to the questions asked by the most prestigious football program in France. Regarding the possibility of Benzema winning the Ballon d'Or, the coach has firmly answered “clearly yes”.

In addition, the one who was world champion in 2018 with the French team also considers that Kylian Mbappé could win the award at some point: “Yes, Mbappé will probably win the Ballon d'Or one day.” After the ceremony was not held in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the last winner was Leo Messi in 2019, who starts as one of the favorites to take him this year