During each auspicious period of the Madrilenian - that is to say very often in recent months -, the debate on his absence in selection again occupies the media space. If the echo is less felt at the moment, it is also due to the absence of a match for the France team due to Covid-19 (the Blues, who have not played since November 17 last, will move to Sweden on September 5), because the Frenchman continues to panic the counters.
Basically, the timing of the selection matters little and is even a false excuse. In fact, since October 8, 2015 and a double against Armenia in a friendly match in Nice, Karim Benzema has never worn the jersey struck by the rooster. Some consider him banished, others guilty of his behavior.
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The reasons are known to all. His alleged involvement in the “sextape affair” launched in June 2015, then his remarks towards Didier Deschamps in May 2016, guilty in his eyes of having “yielded under pressure from a racist part of France” as to his non-participation in the Euro. A sentence that has never been digested by the former captain and midfielder of the Blues, whose family home in Brittany has even been tagged following these allegations. Since then, the bridges have been cut between the two men and the coach directs the selection without worrying about the performance of the Merengue.
Benzema has never publicly attempted to resolve the situation
The facts prove him right with the title of world champion and a team from France who learned to live without him like Olivier Giroud (33, 97 selections, 39 goals), third best scorer in history Les Bleus and the ideal complement to Antoine Griezmann or Kylian Mbappé. For his part, the Madrilenian has never publicly made efforts to resolve the situation, persisting in poorly controlled communication. A bad calculation with regard to the weight and decision-making power of "DD" in French football.
Waiting for the sextape blackmail trial
The announcement was like a bomb. On June 2, the Versailles public prosecutor's office requested a trial for “complicity in attempted blackmail” against the Real Madrid striker, in the context of the sextape blackmail case concerning Mathieu Valbuena. Karim Benzema is suspected of having incited his ex-teammate at the Blues to pay blackmailers who threatened to reveal an intimate video featuring him. He had been charged and placed for four months under judicial supervision.
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