Thibaut Courtois hits out at Ballon d’Or awards after finishing seventh
Thibaut Courtois has not hidden his frustration after the Real Madrid shot-stopper finished seventh in the 2022 Ballon d’Or.
His Real teammate Karim Benzema won the main prize at Monday’s award show, with former Liverpool forward Sadio Mane second and Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne third.
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After the prize-giving, Courtois shared his delight for Benzema, who had been the clear favourite for the award after leading Madrid to the La Liga and Champions League titles, finishing as top scorer in both competitions.
But, the Belgian star was less-than impressed with his final ranking that saw his finish behind the top three as well as Robert Lewandowski, Mohamed Salah and Kylian Mbappe.
He also took issue with Rea...