PARIS: Real Madrid’s France forward Karim Benzema won the 2022 Ballon d’Or awards for the best men’s player in the world on Monday, while Barcelona’s Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas won the women’s award for a second time. Benzema, who played a pivotal role in Real’s run to the Champions League title last season, is the […]
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Benzema defies offside calls to give Madrid victory over Eibar
Karim Benzema shrugged off having two goals ruled out to score twice as Real Madrid came back from behind to beat Eibar 2-1 at home on Saturday in Zinedine Zidane’s 100th La Liga game in charge of the club. Benzema had an early strike disallowed at a barely half-full Santiago Bernabeu for offside and the […]
‘It hurts’: Valencia inflict first defeat on Zidane’s new Madrid
Zinedine Zidane dropped Gareth Bale and endured his first defeat since returning to Real Madrid as his side were deservedly beaten 2-1 by a resurgent Valencia on Wednesday. The last time Zidane left Bale on the bench, the Welshman proved a spectacular substitute against Liverpool in the Champions League final 10 months ago but there […]