One day after the FIFA The Best awards gala was held, the forward and captain of Real Madrid, Karim Benzema, has turned on social networks after publishing an image in which his titles and personal achievements for the year 2022 can be seen. , in what is presumed to be a message with a certain irony to the organizers of the event.
After FIFA, through its voters, chose Leo Messi as the best footballer of the year, Benzema, who finished in second place and did not attend The Best awards gala, has added more ‘wood to the fire’, in Regarding the multiple opinions that indicated that the French had a better performance than the Argentine.
In his Instagram stories, the forward of the ‘Merengue’ team shared a screenshot from a fan account, which breaks down his achievements in 2022, including his 63 goals, 21 individual assists, as well such as being champion of the UEFA Nations League, Champions League, Spanish League, Spanish Super Cup, European Super Cup and Club World Cup.
For his part, Messi registers in his palmares of 2022, being champion of the World Cup in Qatar, Best player of said tournament, champion of Ligue 1 in France, in addition to achieving 28 goals and 20 assists.
When these numbers of both players are compared, it can be seen that Benzema had a better performance than Messi, both individually and as a team, something that was a source of controversy among Real Madrid fans, who described the fact that the Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) player received the award over the French striker.
And if all this is added to the recent publication of the ‘Cat’, which can be taken as a sign of disagreement with the FIFA awards ceremony that will undoubtedly give much more to talk about in the coming days.
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