The Real Madrid striker has come out through social media showing his displeasure with the decision to award the prize to La Pulga.
Argentina won The Best awards at this year’s edition. The biggest prize has been won Lionel Messi , named as the best player of the year 2022, mainly, for his great performance during the World Cup in Qatar. Of course, those who didn’t like the decision went to their nearest contest for that prize, Karim Benzema Real Madrid star and fundamental pillar in obtaining the title of the last Champions League.
The Real Madrid captain used Instagram stories to throw a subtle dart at the award for bestowing the aforementioned recognition on Messi. First, he uploaded a photo with Vinícius Júnior, his Madrid teammate, with the phrase ‘ The beasts ‘, which translates to ‘the beasts’ but is a clear reference to the expression ‘ The best ‘, which is the name of the rewards.
Then he shared a video of a fan showing off his best pieces of the year with the acronym ‘goat‘, which translates to ‘the best ever’ in English. However, Benzema’s main message came in the following story.
the Gallic aggressor shared an image that contains his stats during the time period established by The Best award to assess player performance . The list of achievements included by the chat ranges from titles obtained both with his team and with Madrid, to the Ballon d’Or awarded by France Football.
Benzema’s achievements in 2022
- 63 goals
- 21 assists
- Champion of the European League of Nations.
- Champion of the Champions League.
- League Champion.
- Champion of the Spanish Supercup.
- Champion of the European Super Cup.
- Club World Champion.
- Champions League top scorer.
- Top scorer in La Liga.
- He scored in the Spanish Super Cup.
- Top scorer in La Liga.
- Best goalscorer in the Champions League.
- Golden Ball.
- Best player in Europe.
- Champions League Best Player.
- Best player in La Liga.
- Di Stefano Award for Best La Liga Player (voted by fans).
- La Liga Best Striker Award.
- Best player in the world according to Globe Soccer.
However, the long list of merits added by the French was not enough to convince the voters who decided on the prize. As per usual, the World Cup plays a very important role in making this decision Well, in 2018 Luka Modric won both Ballon d’Or and The Best, mainly for his performance with Croatia at Russia 2018, although the midfielder also won the Champions League with Real Madrid. .
In this case, Messi’s outstanding performance in Qatar was decisive when it came to voting. In any case, this situation occurred in most of the awards, since they also won in their respective categories lionel scaloni (best DT), the Dibu Martinez (best goalkeeper) and Argentinian fans (best fan).
Benzema is not the only one to question the decision, because Iker Casillas also threw a dart at the time showing some dissatisfaction with the winners of this edition. Moreover, on social networks, the award given to the Albiceleste goalkeeper has been widely questioned, since Courtois has been much more regular throughout the year, yet, once again, the Cup of world tipped the scales in favor of Martinez.
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