Expected to be on the podium and among the favorites of this 2021 edition of the Ballon d’Or, Karim Benzema (33) finally had to settle for 4th place, Jorginho having been preferred on the podium by journalists responsible for voting. The absence of the Real Madrid striker is also far from having gone unnoticed. The French international preferred to stay sober, or almost.
“Thank you to everyone who supported me. I play football for you, and the show continues », wrote KB9 on his account Twitter this Monday. The former OL player also took the opportunity to relay messages from his club teammates, but above all a sentence which is not trivial: “I play for people who know football”. Like a tackle to his detractors and to this final ranking of the Ballon d’Or 2021?
Thanks to everyone who support me I play football for you and the show must go on ❤️⚔️🔥#HalaMadrid #Nueve #Alhamdulillah pic.twitter.com/6w62ehPpuW
– Karim Benzema (@Benzema) November 29, 2021