Wow, Ballon D'Or Winner Karim Benzema Apparently Hasn't Received Congratulations From Cristiano Ronaldo

Karim Benzema admitted that he had not received congratulations from his former colleague, Cristiano Ronaldo, after receiving the most prestigious Ballon d'Or award for the first time in his career.

The 34-year-old striker made this confession in an interview with Telefoot recently. He briefly answered when asked if there had been any congratulations from his former Real Madrid teammate.

"No. Not yet," he said as quoted by Sportskeeda on Monday, November 14, 2022.

This confession is clearly surprising because Ronaldo and Benzema became one of the deadly attacking pairs when they were both defending Madrid.

They are included in the squad that won three European Champions League trophies in a row from 2016, 2017, and 2018. In addition, their relationship while at the Santiago Bernabeu actually looks very good together.

Apart from that, Benzema was awarded the most prestigious individual award last October. He became the first French player to win the award after Zinedine Zidane got it in 1998.

The former Olympique Lyon was awarded the award after impressive Los Blancos last season scoring 44 goals in all competitions.

He also played a crucial role for Madrid who won the 14th European Champions League trophy 2021-2022 after defeating Liverpool in the final match.