The child of the country will finally come home.
Three weeks after his world title, Karim Benzema, the new Ballon d'Or, the fifth Frenchman in history after Raymond Kopa, Michel Platini, Jean-Pierre Papin and Zinédine Zidane, should be present this Friday in Lyon.
If nothing has yet been confirmed by the person concerned, who still has to play (it would be his big return to competition) against Cadiz on Thursday, the arrival of Karim Benzema has a high symbolic value.
Trained at OL, KB9 has always been very attached to his favorite club.
Moreover, a few days ago, the striker of the Blues had these words: “I am so happy that all the people of Lyon are proud of me, I try to represent them as much as possible.
The city of Lyon will always be in my heart, Benzema had launched in an interview with OL Play.
Beautiful things are happening in the city to celebrate my Ballon d'Or, which will delight the Lyonnais.
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If all goes as planned, Karim Benzema should present Lyon supporters with his Ballon d'Or at half-time in Lyon-Nice, according to the Olympique et Lyonnais website.
An event that will take place on the sidelines of the 35th anniversary of Bad Gones, OL's historic supporters club.