The French Karim Benzema was honored for his efforts and contribution to leading his Spanish team, Real Madrid, to win the double of the domestic league and the European Champions League, by receiving the European Football Association “UEFA” award for the best player.
Sharjah 24 – Asaad Khalil:
Real Madrid’s French striker Karim Benzema was crowned today, Thursday, the award for the best footballer in Europe during the last season, 2021-2022, in the European Football Association “UEFA” referendum.
The choice of the 34-year-old Frenchman as the best player in the old continent, succeeding the Italian Jorginho, who won it last year following leading his country to the European Cup title and his Chelsea team to the Champions League title, to enhance his chances of winning the most important award, the Golden Ball for the best player in the world to be awarded by Before the French magazine “France Football” on October 17.
Benzema was announced as the winner of the award today at the UEFA Awards Ceremony, on the sidelines of the draw for the new season of the Champions League.
