Real Madrid will pay out €1 million to Lyon due to a clause in Karim Benzema’s contract, after the striker won this year’s Ballon d’Or award on Monday evening.The Frenchman joined Los Blancos from Lyon in 2009.Benzema has gone on to score 328 goals for Madrid, the second-highest in the club’s history, behind only former teammate Cristiano Ronaldo.The 34-year-old netted 44 goals as the LaLiga giants won the league title and the Champions League trophy.A clause agreed...

Real Madrid star Karim Benzema has said that Kylian Mbappe’s decision to snub the Spanish giants will not affect their relationship.Benzema also said he respects Mbappe’s decision to remain at PSG.The 23-year-old scored 28 goals to help PSG win the Ligue 1 title this season, and it was almost certain the 23-year-old was moving to Spain until a sudden change of mind last week.Real were furious with Mbappe’s decision, and Benzema did not seem too pleased either.Benzem...

Real Madrid striker karim Benzema has broken a new record recently.The Frenchman, who started in Saturday’s derby win, made his 528th appearance as a madridista and moved ahead of Roberto Carlos (527) as the foreign player with the most appearances in the club’s history.At the end of the game at the Di Stéfano, club president Florentino Pérez presented the two madridista legends with commemorative shirts featuring their respective appearance tallies.Benzema, who joi...