Zinedine Zidane backs ‘simply exceptional’ Karim Benzema to pick up Ballon d’Or after Real Madrid heroics
Zinedine Zidane has claimed it is a formality that «little brother» Karim Benzema wins the Ballon d’Or this year. Benzema arguably had his best season for Los Blancos in 2021-22, picking up another Liga title plus the Champions League for a fifth time. Ad/> The French striker was pivotal in their run to the Champions League trophy by scoring 15 goals in the competition.


