Karim Benzema is a French professional footballer who plays
as a striker for Spanish club Real Madrid and the France national team. He has
been described as an "immensely talented striker" who is "strong
and powerful" and "a potent finisher from inside the box".
Benzema began his career at his hometown club Lyon, where he
made his professional debut in 2004. He spent five years with the club, during
which time he won four Ligue 1 titles, two Coupe de France titles, and two
Trophée des Champions. In 2009, he moved to Real Madrid for a reported fee of
€35 million, making him the most expensive French player in history at that
time.
At Real Madrid, Benzema has won three La Liga titles, two
Copa del Rey titles, four UEFA Champions League titles, three UEFA Super Cup
titles, four FIFA Club World Cup titles, and two Spanish Super Cup titles. He
has also been named to the FIFPro World XI three times and was named La Liga's
Best Striker in 2011–12.
Benzema has represented France at various youth levels
before making his senior international debut in 2007. He represented France at
the 2008 Summer Olympics and scored twice in their opening match against China
PR. He went on to represent France at Euro 2008 and Euro 2012 before helping
them reach the quarter-finals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He was also part of
their squad that reached the final of Euro 2016. As of 2021, Benzema has scored
27 goals in 81 appearances for France.
Sometimes fate gives you a dream that you fought for for
years, and a few days later it deprives you of another dream that you wished to
achieve. This is life in which there is no continuous winner, or someone who
wins everything.
Karim Benzema, the star of the French national team and Real
Madrid, lost the last chance to participate with his country in the World Cup,
after it was confirmed that he was absent from the 2022 World Cup.
Karim Benzema misses the 2022 World Cup
Benzema's absence from the 2022 Qatar World Cup was
officially confirmed, following his injury in yesterday's training session.
And the French Federation officially announced that Benzema
was excluded from the list of roosters participating in the World Cup, due to
the injury that struck him yesterday.
The absence of the French rooster, who won the Golden Ball
this year, represents a strong blow to the dreams and aspirations of the world striker,
who recently returned to participate with his country, after he missed the 2018
edition due to disagreements with his technical director Deschamps, which is
the version that witnessed the second coronation in history with the World Cup
title for the Dukes.
Benzema, who presented his best seasons throughout his
football career, after he led Real Madrid to win the Champions League, the
Spanish Super Cup and the European Super Cup, and was crowned with the Golden
Ball for the first time in his history, missed a dream he sought since his
return to the France national team list after a long absence.
A shocking scenario repeated in the World Cup after 44 years
The absence of the French star brings back to the World Cup
a shocking 44-year-old memory.
Specifically in the 1978 edition, when it witnessed the
absence of the best player in the world, the Englishman Kevin Keegan.
Benzema became the first recipient of the Golden Ball to
miss the World Cup since 1978, as since then all the Golden Ball winners have
participated in the most expensive tournament.
The last player who missed the World Cup and won the Golden
Ball is Kevin Keegan, the England national team player, and then he missed the
1978 World Cup, because his country did not participate in the tournament.
This year, Benzema was crowned the best player in the world
by France Football, ahead of Sadio Mane, Kevin De Bruyne, Robert Lewandowski
and Mohamed Salah.
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