FIFA’s The Best awards continue to wreak havoc. The ceremony, painted as the Albiceleste by the Argentines being awarded up to four times, is in the eye of the storm following the vote and criticism from some players. This time, the one who came forward to vent his anger is Karim Benzema. the star of real Madrid and a fundamental pillar in winning the Champions League made it clear he didn’t like the decision to have Lionel Messi voted player of the year 2022.
The Real Madrid captain used Instagram stories to subtly throw a dart at the award for giving Messi the aforementioned recognition. First he uploaded a photo with Vinícius Júnior, his Madrid team-mate who wasn’t even included in the ideal XI, with the phrase ‘The Beasts’ which translates to ‘the beasts’ which is a clear reference to The Best. the name of the award.
Next, he shared video of a fan showing off his best games of the year with the acronym “GOAT,” which means “best of all time” in English. But the main message of Benzema came in the next story.
The French forward posted an image showing his stats over the period established by The Best award to assess the players’ performance. The list of achievements that the “cat” includes ranges from the titles he has won both with his team and with Madrid, to the Ballon d’or awarded by France Football.
Benzema competed with ‘Lio’ and Mbappé for the Player of the Year award. The existence forgive an open secret of Argentines, the French decided not to attend the ceremony.
He put cold towels on him
The Real Madrid coach took it easy on losing FIFA recognition but didn’t stop congratulating Argentina on winning in Paris last Monday. Despite the fact that they won La Liga and the Champions League in 2022 and recently the Club World Cup in Morocco, none of the members of the white team has been awarded an individual award.
“For us, this award is not that important. The World Cup counted for a lot,” Ancelotti explained. “The World Cup said that Argentina was a deserving world champion, it is quite normal that Messi, Martínez and Scaloni have won this award. For that reason, I personally congratulate them,” he added at a press conference ahead of tonight’s classic against Barcelona in the Copa del Rey semifinals.
It is worth remembering that Ancelotti, Courtois and Benzema decided on Monday not to travel to Paris for the awards ceremonies The best. According to Marca newspaper, the madridistas learned hours before the gala that Scaloni, Messi and Martínez had already been assured of recognition.
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Karim Benzema scored 63 goals and 21 assists in the 2022 season.
He won 6 tournaments: UEFA Nations League, Champions League, La Liga, Spanish Super Cup, European Super Cup and Club World Cup.
Xavi Hernández: “Real Madrid are the favourites”
barcelona coach, Xavi Hernandez, He confirmed Real Madrid are ‘favorites’ for tonight’s Copa del Rey semi-final first leg but warned it is ‘a good opportunity to react’.
“Madrid is still the favorite because they are champions of La Liga and the Champions League. It’s a very difficult opponent and they come at a good time,” he said. Even though Barça are ahead of the game after losing Europa League and losing to Almería in La Liga, Xavi believes “it’s another competition”. “We have to give 100 percent,” he added.