Sadio Mane has joined the growing number of voices tipping Karim Benzema to win the Ballon d’Or. Rarely in the modern era does it appear that there is such a strong consensus on who should win an individual award.
Sadio Mané: “Benzema deserves to win the Ballon d’Or”
“Honestly, I think Karim deserves this year, he had a great season with Real! So I sincerely think he should get it.”

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At the club’s General Assembly recently, Real Madrid President Florentino Perez predicted that the Frenchman will win the Ballon d’Or almost as a matter of fact.
Should Karim Benzema Win The Ballon D’Or
Following Bayern Munich’s win over Viktoria Plzen, Mane tells the Diario AS that he believed Benzema should have an easy victory.
“Honestly, I think that Benzema deserves, by a distance, to win to the Ballon d’Or this year. And I am very happy for him. His season with Madrid was spectacular, ending up wining the Champions League.”
It was then put to him that he had also won the African Cup of Nations this year, perhaps improving his chances.
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“Winning the African Cup of Nations was an absolute liberation for me and for the whole country. It’s something I am enormously proud of, but I insist, I think Benzema deserves it more, I say so sincerely.”
Mane and Benzema squared up in the Champions League final, aand it was only a fine performance from Thibaut Courtois that kept the Senegalese from scoring and potentially changing the course of the match.
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