Published 16:00 IST, October 18th 2022

Kylian Mbappe gets booed by fans in France as he arrives for Ballon d'Or; WATCH

Kylian Mbappe has been in the news over various reports stating that he is seeking transfer from Paris Saint Germain. T player however denied all the rumours.

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news about Kylian Mbappe requesting a transfer from Paris Saint Germain (PSG) took football world by storm. However, 23-year-old has denied requesting a transfer from club. Despite denial, PSG fans seemed pretty unhappy with young striker, which was visible from booing he faced while entering Ballon d'Or 2022 ceremony.

Ballon d'Or 2022: Fans show displeasure at Kylian Mbappe during Ballon d'Or ceremony

Fans waited outside atre du Chatelet to watch ir favourite football stars arrive for ceremony. Mbappe turned up with his far Wilfried for ceremony. As soon as French striker and his far stepped out of ir car, boos were heard from sections of crowd. 

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Following PSG's 1-0 win against Marseille on Sunday, Mbappe played down exit rumours stating that  reports are ‘completely fake’.

As reported by Goal, Mbappe in his statement said, “I never asked for my departure in January.  information that came out on day of [Champions League match against Benfica], I did t understand it. I am t involved in this information neir directly r indirectly”.

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striker furr said that he was shocked after coming to kw about news. “People may think I'm involved, I'm t at all. I was taking a nap, my entour was at my little bror's game. We were stunned when we found out. Afterwards, we h to deal with it, we h a match to play. I just wanted to say that it's completely false, I'm very happy here,”.

So far, Mbappe has scored 8 goals in 10 Ligue 1 games for PSG this year, while also scoring four goals in four Champions League appearances.

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Karim Benzema wins Ballon d'Or 2022

After an outstanding season with Real Mrid last year, France striker Karim Benzema finally got his hands on Ballon d'Or trophy which has been missing from his trophy cabinet. Last season, Benzema scored 44 goals for Mrid, including 15 in Champions League.

He also went onto equal Raúl González as club’s second-highest scorer behind Cristia Ronaldo. Benzema became fifth Frenchman after Raymond Kopa, Michel Platini, Jean-Pierre Papin and Zinedine Zidane to win  Ballon d'Or title.

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16:00 IST, October 18th 2022