Benzema won the Saudi League MVP! Beat Ronaldo and Ivan Tony

When Jeddah United won the championship trophy in the final round of the Saudi League, Benzema's award for the best player of the season had already laid the groundwork. The 37-year-old French striker beat Ronaldo (25 goals) and Ivan Tony (23 goals) with comprehensive statistics of 21 goals and 9 assists, winning the 2024/25 Saudi Professional League MVP.

Although Ronaldo won the Golden Boot with 25 goals, Riyadh's defeated victory season made the awards look good.

Benzema's crown reflects the value change of Saudi league:

From superstar marketing to competitive nature: the league recognizes the core that drives the team's victory, rather than a simple scorer

Ronaldo's future suspense: missing important team honors for two consecutive years, or accelerating his departure from Saudi Arabia (rumored that Riyadh's crescent refused to take over)

When Benzema held the trophy high, what Saudi fans saw was the last stubbornness of the top European striker - no exaggerated bicycles, no domineering "SIU" celebration, only a light push shot outside the penalty area, and a scalpel-like straight pass. This "burden" who once created the Champions League legend for Real Madrid has completed its most gorgeous transformation at the end of his career: from a terminator to a creator.