Benzema

2022 - 6 - 3

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Karim Benzema thanks Cristiano Ronaldo for key role in record ... (Mirror.co.uk)

The Real Madrid superstar has turned to his former colleague with thanks after stunning season in Spain that has seen him lift the Champions League and ...

Benzema will once again be aiming to take his club form onto the international stage this week having made his return to Didier Deschamps' France set-up ahead of Euro 2020. “Yes, of course [he would vote for himself], because I love my game, I love what I do on the pitch. Benzema’s stunning form this season has seen the Frenchman put-forward his name for this year’s Ballon d’Or gong.

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Karim Benzema 'Dissected Everything' About Cristiano Ronaldo ... (SPORTbible)

Cristiano Ronaldo inspired Karim Benzema's Real Madrid success this season.

"The way I play on the pitch represents my vision of football. I play the football that I always wanted to play. "Because I'm having a great season, I think.

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Karim Benzema makes Cristiano Ronaldo admission after dazzling ... (Manchester Evening News)

Karim Benzema scored 44 goals in 46 games this season after taking note of the Manchester United striker.

All this makes people recognise my performance and, then, I was consistent throughout the season." I dissected everything about Ronaldo. That's why I can say it's impossible to achieve the same." Karim Benzema has lauded Manchester United superstar Cristiano Ronaldo after totting-up Ronaldo-like numbers for Real Madrid this season.

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Karim Benzema Recalls 'Problem' With Jose Mourinho (Soccer Laduma)

Five-time UEFA Champions League winner Karim Benzema has recalled a "problem" he once had with ex-Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho.

"I remember I had a little problem with Jose Mourinho at one point. Luckily, I didn't give up. "I had arrived in a new world, with a new team, a different type of football.

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Karim Benzema explains how he modelled game on Cristiano ... (90min)

Karim Benzema has revealed that he tried to model his game on Cristiano Ronaldo ...

The 2021/22 campaign was the best of his career to date with the forward netting a stunning 44 goals in 46 games. He added: "I still have a lot of things in my head. Together they won a staggering four Champions Leagues alongside two La Liga titles.

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Karim Benzema reveals Cristiano Ronaldo inspired his success this ... (Daily Mail)

Benzema has helped Real to triumphs in both LaLiga and the Champions League this season, scoring 44 in 46 along the way and believes he has what it takes to ...

'The way I play on the pitch represents my vision of football. I play the football that I always wanted to play. The Frenchman backed himself to win his first Ballon d'Or, saying: 'Because I'm having a great season, I think.

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Dissected everything about Cristiano Ronaldo but its impossible to ... (SportsCafe)

Karim Benzema has admitted that he tried to emulate Cristiano Ronaldo's traits in order to help improve his own displays when they were teammates although ...

Karim Benzema joined Real Madrid in the summer of 2009 and has slowly but consistently turned into one of the most important striker's in Real Madrid history. The 34-year-old is the favourite to win the Ballon d’Or award this year for his impressive displays. The duo played together for Madrid until Ronaldo’s departure in 2018.

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Real Madrid ace Karim Benzema makes Cristiano Ronaldo ... (Daily Express)

Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has admitted he studied Cristiano Ronaldo's game when the two played together at the Bernabeu, but will not be able to ...

I hope we have success of course because if we have success all of Manchester are going to have success as well. And then, I was consistent throughout the season.” I play the football that I always wanted to play. All this makes people recognise my performance and, then, I was consistent throughout the season." I was present during many important matches, I managed differences. I dissected everything about Ronaldo. That's why I can say it's impossible to achieve the same."

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Real Madrid star Karim Benzema drops appeal over 'sex tape ... (FRANCE 24)

Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema has dropped an appeal against a one-year suspended sentence for complicity in a bid to blackmail former France teammate ...

The 34-year-old footballer had been set to appeal on June 30-July 1 at the court in Versailles, outside Paris. His former lawyer, Antoine Vey, had said Benzema would explain himself in person at the appeal trial. Benzema was one of five people tried over the ultimately unsuccessful attempt to blackmail Valbuena with a sexually explicit video stolen from his phone. Benzema was sentenced in November 2021 and fined 75,000 euros ($82,000) over the 2015 extortion attempt that shocked French football and saw him exiled from the French national team for five-and-a-half years.

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Benzema -- The Good, The Bad and the Ugly side of French football (Yahoo Sports)

The 34-year-old's talent on the pitch is indisputable. He has a swathe of league titles with both Lyon and Real Madrid as well as five Champions League trophies ...

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France's Benzema drops appeal over sex tape suspended jail term ... (Reuters)

France and Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema has dropped an appeal against a one-year suspended prison term for his role in the attempted blackmail of a ...

"But this is not the reality. It is a legal truth," Benzema's lawyer Hugues Vigier told L'Equipe newspaper. "My client is exhausted by this.

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France's Benzema drops appeal over sex tape conviction (Miami Herald)

France and Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema has dropped his appeal against a conviction for complicity in blackmail in a sex-tape case.

He claimed the Champions League trophy with Real Madrid last week and scored France's only goal in a 2-1 Nations League loss to Denmark on Friday night. “Karim continues to contest the slightest blackmail,” Vigier said. Benzema was also ordered to pay Valbuena 80,000 euros in damages.

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France's Karim Benzema drops appeal over sex tape conviction (New York Post)

France and Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema has dropped his appeal against a conviction for complicity in blackmail in a sex-tape case that rocked French ...

“Karim continues to contest the slightest blackmail,” Vigier said. The Versailles court said on Saturday that it was awaiting the formal notification from Benzema’s legal team. He claimed the Champions League trophy with Real Madrid last week and scored France’s only goal in a 2-1 Nations League loss to Denmark on Friday night.

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France's Benzema drops appeal over sex tape conviction (USA TODAY)

France and Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema has dropped his appeal against a conviction for complicity in blackmail...

He claimed the Champions League trophy with Real Madrid last week and scored France's only goal in a 2-1 Nations League loss to Denmark on Friday night. “Karim continues to contest the slightest blackmail,” Vigier said. Benzema was also ordered to pay Valbuena 80,000 euros in damages.

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Benzema: The good, The bad and the ugly side of French soccer (Soccer America)

The 34-year-old's talent on the field is indisputable. He has a swathe of league titles with both Lyon and Real Madrid as well as five Champions League trophies ...

Living your life on a 'What if...' is never going to give you the strength to persevere." "It's (Algeria) my parents' country, it's in my heart," said Benzema, whose grandfather emigrated from Algeria and settled in Lyon. "I will be always present for the French team. "My family inspires me. The 34-year-old's talent on the field is indisputable. Then it's more for the sporting side, because Algeria is my country, my parents come from there. His talent for becoming embroiled in off-the-field controversies has only fuelled the opinion of many in France that he is more trouble than he is worth.

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