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Karim Benzema receives the Ballon d'Or award during the 2022 Ballon d'Or France Football award ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris. — AFP

France's Benzema Retires From International Football After Missing World Cup

France striker Karim Benzema announced his retirement from international football on his 35th birthday on Monday, a day after Les Bleus lost to Argentina on penalties in the World Cup final. …

19 December 2022

Lionel Messi- (Credit: Elsa/Getty Images).

At The World Cup, Messi, Ronaldo, and Many Other Legends Are Performing Their Last Dance

The FIFA World Cup is widely regarded as the most anticipated sporting event on the planet, occurring every four years and attracting billions of viewers with increasing popularity for each edition. …

Sarah Gamal 28 October 2022

Benzema Wins Ballon d'Or Award For Best Player in The World

Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema won the Ballon d'Or award for the best player in the world on Monday, beating Robert Lewandowski, Sadio Mane and Kevin De Bruyne to the top prize. Benzema, who…

17 October 2022

Robert Lewandowski: Best Men's Player of the Year

"You broke records, and you, too, would have deserved to win this," Lionel Messi told Robert Lewandowski after the Argentine picked up his seventh Ballon d'Or in Paris in November. "You had an…

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