Karim Benzema - BIG Ballon d'Or 2022 campaign

Zizou was magical that tournament. I urge anyone with a doubt to rewatch his matches. I think sometimes people forget just how good he was.

Moreso, he represents a success story for a French-Algerian as a successful person of immigrant origins, and that was a powerful unifying force for France. He is definitely loved in France, with or without that headbutt, even by members of the far-right.

Unfortunately, Benzema made bonehead decisions when he was younger and had to pay the price when he became older. He doesn’t have that same love from the French public for a reason.