By: EFE
By: EFE
Karim Benzema, who is awaiting a sentence for his alleged involvement in a blackmail of his former teammate Mathieu Valbuena, will not be excluded from the “bleus ”For being sentenced, affirms the president of the French Football Federation (FFF), Noël le Graët.
“ The coach will continue to be responsible for the selection and Benzema will not be excluded due to a possible judicial sanction” , says Le Graët in an interview published this Wednesday in Le Parisien.
Karim Benzema will not be excluded from the selection if he is convicted of the Justice.
The president of the French Federation of Soccer assured that the Real Madrid striker will continue to be part of the squad no matter what happens. pic.twitter.com/QQ5pdZ22 u1– Soccer DNA (@ adn_ftbol3) November 07, 2021
Even if he was sentenced to a prison sentence exempt from serving, he could appeal and his call to continue playing with the national team in the coming months “will not be related to this sentence,” he adds.
The Prosecutor’s Office asked the Real Madrid player for a penalty of 10 months in jail exempted from compliance and a fine of 75. 000 euros for his alleged involvement as an accomplice in an attempt to blackmail Valbuena with a video of sexual content.
The president of the FFF assures that will “never” intervene in front of the coach, Didier Deschamps, to tell him not to count on him.
Benzema will continue to be part of the French National Team even if the Justice condemns him. 🤗
“Benzema will not be excluded due to a possible judicial sanction,” said the president of the French Football Federation, Noël le Graët. # Qatar 2021 pic.twitter.com/Prfeov1xeT
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“It is Didier (Deschamps) the you have to consider whether from a sporting point of view you are suitable to play with the ‘bleus’ “, he pointed out.
Precisely the coach spoke last Monday about Benzema and said that he is “a serious candidate” for the Ballon d’Or , whose winner should be known next 29 of November.
Deschamps said he wished he could be rewarded. “Not because I am the coach or because he is French, but because of what he has done with his club and with the French team this year” , he opined.
Benzema has scored a total of 38 goals with Real Madrid and with the “bleus”.
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