Karim Benzema Ballon d’or: become a star, the kid from Bron remained a very discreet man

France will therefore have waited twenty-four years. Monday evening, October 17, at the Théâtre du Châtelet, Karim Benzema was elected Ballon d’Or, the first for France since Zinedine Zidane in 1998. The Real Madrid striker, best player in the world for the 2021-22 season , reached at 34 the crowning achievement of a career that was anything but linear. From prodigy to the most complete striker in the world, passing through the rejection of part of the country, here is a four-part portrait of the new Ballon d’Or.