It seems that French star Karim Benzema - Real Madrid's top scorer - feels unfair, as he sees himself as more deserving than Argentine star Lionel Messi to win the "Best Player" award in the world awarded by the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA).
The former French international came third in the vote, after his compatriot Kylian Mbappe, who finished second, by a large margin from the award-winning Messi.
Benzema got 34 points from the votes of the team leaders, coaches and accredited journalists, compared to 44 for Mbappe and 52 for the captain of the Argentine national team.
Since the result was announced the day before yesterday, Monday, Benzema's accounts on the communication sites have not calmed down, sending encrypted messages one after the other, objecting to the result.
The beginning was on Tuesday night, immediately after the result, when he posted a controversial video clip on the “My Story” service through his official account on Instagram, and in the clip a man appears repeating the word “liar” and attaching it to the phrase “good night.”
Karim Benzema en story Instagram 😭 pic.twitter.com/z58szUh8wO
— Real Madrid FR (@FranceRMCF) February 27, 2023
And on the same service, the Real Madrid captain published his numbers and titles between last August and the deadline set by FIFA for the end of the nomination for the “Best” award, indicating that he deserves this award after the exceptional season he presented and won the European Champions League, La Liga, European Super, Spanish Super and Ballon d’Or. .
Karim Benzema reviews his numbers during the past season via (IG) after losing the award for The Best.
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- Silver Country 🏆 (@ARG4ARB) March 1, 2023
Then he posted a picture of himself, commenting on it with two words, "I arrived alone."
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