The day before, a few hours before the start of the World Cup in Qatar, we learn that the striker of the France team Karim Benzema miss the tournament.
The current Ballon d’Or winner picked up an injury in training on Saturday night. Additional tests confirmed an injury to the quadriceps muscle in the player’s left thigh.
Thus, for the first time in 44 years, the current holder of the Golden Ball will not play in the World Cup. The last time this happened was in Argentina in 1978. In 1977, Allan Simonsen won the Ballon d’Or. However, Denmark, their national team, failed to qualify.
Since then, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Michel Platini, Marco Van Basten, Roberto Baggio, Michael Owen, Ronaldinho, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have all played in the World Cup in the year they won the Ballon d’Or.
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Source : MatchTV
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