Real Madrid star, Karim Benzema has been named as the winner of the most prestigious individual award in football, Ballon d’Or.
Benzema was announced winner at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Monday.
Many had tipped the Real Madrid star to win the prestigious award after firing his side to a memorable LaLiga and Champions League double, scoring a whopping 44 goals across all competitions.
With the win, Benzema became the first Frenchman to win the Ballon d’Or since Zinedine Zidane.
The award was presented by his former boss, former Real Madrid manager, Zinedine Zidane, at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France.
Bayern Munich’s Sadio Mane came second behind Benzema.
Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne came third and Robert Lewandowski came fourth.
Full Ballon d’Or results
1st – Karim Benzema
2nd – Sadio Mane
3rd – Kevin De Bruyne
4th – Robert Lewandowski
5th – Mohamed Salah
6th – Kylian Mbappe
7th – Thibaut Courtois
8th – Vinicius Junior
9th – Luka Modric
10th – Erling Haaland
11th – Heung-Min Son
12th – Riyad Mahrez
13th – Sebastian Haller
14th – Fabinho
16th – Virgil van Dijk
17th – Luis Diaz, Casemiro, Dusan Vlahovic
20th – Cristiano Ronaldo
22nd – Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden, Trent Alexander-Arnold
