Benzema holds the third Golden Ball for the Saudi League

Al-Ittihad Club announced earlier this evening, Tuesday, that its board of directors had completed the procedures for contracting with French international player Karim Benzema.

The former Real Madrid player was crowned the last edition of the Golden Ball award as the best player in the world in 2022.

The 35-year-old is not the first player to win the Golden Ball award and join the Saudi League competitions. Where he was preceded by two.

Benzema was preceded by the Bulgarian Ballon d’Or holder, Hristo Stoichkov, the player of his country and the Barcelona team, who was crowned with the Golden Ball in the 1994 edition, before joining the ranks of victory in 1998.

Likewise, the current Portuguese star in the ranks of Al-Nasr Club, Cristiano Ronaldo, who previously won 5 copies of the Golden Ball.