French Karim Benzema became France Football’s new Ballon d’Or at the age of 34 this Monday.It’s the second oldest award since the award was given in 1956, and it’s guaranteed that its late recognition was in response to a change she experienced at age 30 when she discovered her ambition.

“I always had this trophy on my mind, but after 30 I discovered ambition.. It made me work harder, be more determined, bet on important things like being a team leader. Defeating Barcelona’s Pole Robert Lewandowski and Bayern Munich’s Senegalese Sadio Mané in the voting, when I was 22, I didn’t have the ambition I have today.”

Benzema stated that this mental maturity allowed him to face difficult momentsFor example, charges that he was eventually convicted of when he was charged with complicity in racketeering that separated him from the national team for more than three years.

“It was a very difficult time, all my teammates went to the national teams and I was alone in Valdebebas.”

With this Ballon d’Or, Benzema fulfills his triple promise to his mother one day.including buying him a house and playing for Real Madrid.

“Now I have a new ambition, I want to win the World Cup with France. I have a lot of confidence and ambition, I hope to be on the list and give everything to win it.”

But he had words of thanks to Real Madrid.”“best club in the world” and president, Florentino Pérez, already considered a member of his family on stage and praised once again for his confidence in the press room.

“Florentino wasn’t just on the field, he was always on my boat during tough times. He came to my house with my family, he came to sign me and he was very happy with me today. He always told me that one day I would win the Ballon d’Or,” he pointed out.

He also remembered Zinedine Zidane, the last Frenchman to ever win and responsible for giving her the prize. He was also the coach who trusted him in Madrid.

Convinced that he is the “people’s Ballon d’Or” on the platform, Benzema He explained that there was “nothing political” in his words and said he wanted to say that he was dedicated to “all the fans” who have trusted him since his first steps at Lyon.

The forward assured that he doesn’t see the end of his career for now, that “the day he doesn’t want to go to practice” will come, and he will try to “continue doing his best to help”. team”, without considering whether it can bring you a second prize.