The international striker’s popularity rating is on the rise with the French population. Drawing.
Finally (almost) a prophet in his country. The latest survey conducted by Odoxa for Keneo and RTL reveals that 50% of French people and 71% of football fans have a good opinion of Karim Benzema, respectively 35 and 48 points more than in November 2015, when the sextape blackmail case against Mathieu Valbuena had bursts.
The majority of French people and football fans agree that he marked the history of football (62% and 74%), that he is spectacular (54% and 69%) and altruistic, playing as a team ( 52% and 72%) but on the other hand they are still reserved on his sympathetic side (45% and 61%) and humble (33% and 46%)…
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Alongside the Senegalese Sadio Mané or the Polish Robert Lewandowski, the former Lyon striker is the favorite for a Ballon d’Or which will be awarded this year in the fall. Benzema is a perfectly legitimate contender for football fans: 68% of them consider that he deserves to win it. This figure is up eight points from the October 2021 measurement. Real Madrid’s lethal weapon then finished 4th in the Ballon d’Or. However, he will have to shine at the World Cup in Qatar to climb the hierarchy of the best French attackers in history. It only happens today in 8th position in the ranking of the French and in 5th position among football fans.
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