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Last Updated: June 09, 2023, 02:22 ISTKarim Benzema poses with members of the Saudi Arabian soccer team Al Ittihad organization in this handout photo obtained by Reuters June 6, 2023. (Al Ittihad/Handout via REUTERS)Fireworks and…

Real Madrid´s French forward Karim Benzema celebrates scoring his team´s first goal during the Spanish league football match between Real Madrid CF and Rayo Vallecano de Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on May 24,…

Manchester City are on a rampant run, both in the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League. Though Man City have emerged as a well-oiled machine, it's the performances from Erling Haaland that are pushing them to achieve unprecedented…

Last Updated: February 28, 2023, 13:49 ISTCristiano Ronaldo applauds Al Nassr fans (Twitter)Cristiano Ronaldo has already found the back of the net eight times for Al NassrWith five Ballon d’Or trophies under his belt, Cristiano Ronaldo is…

Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez recently tipped Kylian Mbappe to carry on Lionel Messi's legacy as the Ballon d'Or winner once the little magician retires. Martinez recently came under the scanner for his behavior towards…

Lionel Messi finally has something Kylian Mbappe already had with a World Cup winners' medal. Now Mbappe wants what Messi has won many times: the Ballon d'Or. After their fascinating duel in a wild World Cup final, the tournament's best…

Last Updated: December 27, 2022, 17:07 ISTRobert Lewandowski interacts with Argentina's Lionel Messi. (AP Photo)Robert Lewandowski feels Lionel Messi is the favourite to clinch a record eighth Ballon d'Or award, having won the World Cup…

Karim Benzema, who scored 37 goals in 97 appearances for France, had to withdraw from the World Cup squad before their first match in Qatar due to a left thigh injury he suffered in training.…

PARIS: Ballon D'Orwinner Karim Benzema announced he was ending his international career on Monday, the day after France lost in the World Cup final to Argentina. "I made the effort and the mistakes it took to be where I am today and I'm…

France forward Karim Benzema posted a message on social networks Monday indicating that he is retiring from internationals, a day after the national team lost the World Cup final without him. After raising the Ballon d'Or award as the…