Real Madrid know how to «orchestrate campaigns» to win the Ballon d’Or and it’s not a coincidence they have had more players win the prestigious award than any other club, according to the director of France Football.
The French magazine is the organiser of the sport’s most prestigious individual prize, which Real striker Karim Benzema is the overwhelming favourite to claim at this year’s ceremony on Monday.
Ad "(Real Madrid president) Florentino Perez orchestrates campaigns well, tacitly, without drifts, everything he does is authorised," Pascal Ferre, the director of France Football, told EFE.
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