Ballon d'Or

2022 - 12 - 18

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Ballon d'Or winner Benzema rejects World Cup final invite due to ... (Daily Star)

France's superstar Karim Benzema has reportedly turned down an invitation to watch the World Cup final in Qatar from Emmanuel Macron due to his "broken" ...

Benzema hit back on Instagram, posting a snap with the caption: "I'm not interested." [ comments section](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/karim-benzema-france-world-cup-28762609#comments-section) The 34-year-old had been invited by President Macron, but turned it down due to a broken relationship with French boss Didier Deschamps. And Les Blues did it all without Benzema - who was ruled out of the tournament through injury. [ Argentina forced to make change to World Cup final XI due to injury in warm-up](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/breaking-argentina-world-cup-final-28762412) [World Cup](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/latest/world-cup) final.

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2023 Ballon d'Or: Messi odds on to win eighth title ahead of Mbappe ... (talkSPORT.com)

After winning his first ever World Cup in his final ever World Cup appearance and picking up the award for the tournament's best player along the way,

Free Bets are paid as Bet Credits and are available for use upon settlement of qualifying bets. - Spain – 9/1 - Germany – 9/1 - Argentina – 9/1 - England – 7/1 - France – 5/1 - Mohamed Salah – 20/1 - Vinicius Junior – 20/1 - Harry Kane – 20/1 - Neymar – 7/1 - Karim Benzema – 8/1 - Erling Haaland – 4/1

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Ballon D'or winner Benzema ends France career (beIN SPORTS MENA Breaking News)

Ballon D'Or winner Karim Benzema announced the "end" of his international career on Monday, the day after France lost in the World Cup final to Argentina.

I wrote my story and ours ends," Benzema, 35, wrote on Twitter. "I made the effort and the mistakes it took to be where I am today and I'm proud of it!

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Ballon D'Or Winner Karim Benzema Retires From International ... (Outlook India)

Reports were rife that the French forward was displeased with national coach Didier Deschamps' decision to not include him in the World Cup squad despite ...

In a career spanning 15 years, the Les Blues striker made 97 appearances scoring 37 goals. [Karim Benzema](https://www.outlookindia.com/topic/karim-benzema) has announced international retirement after failing to make his entry back into the France team for the recently concluded World Cup. I have written my own story and our story is ending."

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Lionel Messi odds-on to win 2023 Ballon D'or after Argentina World ... (The Sun)

LIONEL MESSI is already ODDS-ON to win next year's Ballon D'or after he helped Argentina to World Cup glory.Betfair price the mini-magician at 5/6 to.

- Cristiano Ronaldo: 80/1 - Sadio Mane: 50/1 - Bruno Fernandes: 40/1 - Mohamed Salah: 20/1 - Phil Foden: 28/1 - Vinicius Junior 20/1 - Harry Kane 20/1 - Robert Lewandowski: 12/1 - Neymar: 7/1 - Karim Benzema 8/1 - Kevin De Bruyne: 8/1 - Erling Haaland: 4/1

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Ballon d'Or: Lionel Messi Leads Race for 2023 Award After World ... (Sports Brief)

SportsBrief.com News - Lionel Messi could be on course to win his 8th Ballon d'Or award after helping Argentina win the FIFA World Cup for the third time in ...

Lionel Messi is already the top contender for the 2023 Ballon d’Or following the Argentine’s superb display at the just concluded 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. - Messi who scored 7 goals in the competition in Qatar, won the World Cup for the first time in his career as Argentina defeated France in the final - Lionel Messi is leading the power rankings for the 2023 Ballon d’Or award after his brilliant display at the 2022 FIFA World Cup for Argentina

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Ballon d'Or Karim Benzema announces retirement from international ... (DNA India)

Benzema's announcement comes a day after France's painful loss on penalties at the FIFA World Cup 2022. Benzema was left frustrated and forced to withdraw from ...

The Ballor d’Or won the French hearts for the ace forward once again. Despite being in coach Didier Deschamps’ initial 26-man squad, Benzema was unable to kick a ball at the World Cup. I have written my story and ours is ending," Benzema wrote in his retirement announcement (translated from French).

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Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema announces retirement from ... (Times Now)

Ballon d'or winner Karim Benzema has announced his reitrement from international football. Benzema had to miss France's run to the final in the 2022 World ...

[Karim Benzema](/topic/karim-benzema)has brought curtains to his international career on the back of France's defeat in the 2022 World Cup final to Argentina. Benzema had to miss France's run to the final in the 2022 World cup due to an injury. Benzema is France's fifth highest goal-scorer in history having scored a total of 37 goals in 97 matches for the Les Blues.

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Messi tops Goal's list of contenders for the Ballon d'Or (Telecom Asia)

Goal has presented an updated list of nominees for the Ballon d'Or, which is awarded annually by France Football to the best player of the year.

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