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Between Karim Benzema and the French team, the story has been tumultuous to say the least. A story which began in 2007 and which ended in 2022. In the meantime, the former Lyonnais was sidelined for many years following the famous “sex tape affair” of Mathieu Valbuena , before returning.
Recalled by Didier Deschamps on the sidelines of Euro 2021 to everyone’s surprise, the “Nueve” ended his international career at the end of the World Cup in Qatar, a year and a half later. Didier Deschamps forced him to leave the group due to a muscle injury contracted the day before the Blues entered the competition.
“The 2022 Ballon d’Or celebrates its 37th birthday today”
Despite this complicated story between Benzema and the selection, the FFF wanted to wish a happy birthday to the Al-Ittihad striker, who is celebrating his 37th birthday this Thursday, December 19. “ The 2022 Ballon d’Or celebrates its 37th birthday today. Happy birthday Karim Benzema », wrote the X account of the French team.
As a reminder, Didier Deschamps assured at the end of the 2022 World Cup that Benzema had decided of his own accord to leave the France group. This to “KB9” replied “ but what audacity ”, followed by a clown emoji. He then called “DD” a “liar”, before saying: “ I’m going to have to explain myself to the people “. Which he has ultimately never done to this day.
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