3 Ballon d’Or Winners in 1 Picture: Fascinating As Modric, Zidane & Benzema Share Heartwarming Moment Together

• Football fans at the Santiago Bernabéu were treated to a rare spectacle during Karim Benzema's Ballon d'Or presentation
• The fully-packed stadium witnessed three Ballon d'Or winners comprising Benzema, Zidane and Modric share a heartwarming moment
• Modric and Zidane, who are previous recipients of the coveted award, presented Benzema with his dream prize which he won on Monday, October 17

Luka Modric, Zinedine Zidane and Karim Benzema shared a breathtaking moment together on the back of the latter's Ballon d'Or success.

Benzema deservedly picked his first-ever Golden Ball prize on Monday night following a fabulous 2021-22 season, where the Frenchman scored 44 goals in 46 goals.

The Madrid frontman edged out Bayern Munich's Sadio Mane (2nd) and mercurial Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne (3rd) to clinch the most coveted individual diadem in football.

He was billed to present his gong to a fully-packed Santiago Bernabéu crowd in their La Liga game fixture against Sevilla on Saturday, October 22.

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Despite suffering an injury setback, the 34-year-old, clad in a black jacket braved the muscle fatigue in his quadriceps to troop to the fabled stadium to present his prize to the fans at the stadium.

However, a photo making the rounds on the internet is a fascinating image comprising 2018 Ballon d'Or winner Luka Modric, reigning Golden Ball holder Karim Benzema and Zinedine Zidane, who won the gong in 1998.

Benzema presents prize to Madrid fans

Karim Benzema presented the Ballon d'Or to the Santiago Bernabéu crowd prior to kick-off in Saturday's game against Sevilla.

The Frenchman posed with his award out on the pitch alongside former Ballon d'Or winners Zinedine Zidane and the 37-year-old Luka Modric.

Benzema deservedly saw off competition from Sadio Mane, Kevin De Bruyne and Robert Lewandowski to win the world's best player crown.

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Ballon d'Or holder sustains injury setback

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema suffered another injury setback just days after winning his first Ballon d’Or trophy.

The 34-year-old forward who has scored in back-to-back games for Real Madrid missed Los Blancos’ training on Friday due to muscle fatigue in his quadriceps.

According to Football Espana, Benzema is set to miss Real Madrid’s La Liga clash against Sevilla after failing to recover in time for the crunch encounter.