Among football fans, the debate often rages on. Considered one of the best French strikers of recent years, Karim Benzema has not appeared in the jersey of the France team since the sextape affair with Mathieu Valbuena. Sacrilege for some, justice for others, the case of the Real Madrid player divides.
Recent Spanish champion with the Madrid club led by Zinédine Zidane, Karim Benzema received praise from the president of the French Football Federation, in an interview given to RMC. An exit that was not to the taste of the French striker. “I prefer to laugh about it”, he reacted on Twitter by sharing the link of the article in question.
Tight relationships
Relations between the two men have always been fresh since the Frenchman’s ouster. It was only through the media and social networks that they spoke to each other. “He’s had an exceptional season with Real. I have already congratulated Zidane, who is his coach. Today, over the season he has just completed, he is one of the best players. The best ? It’s not for me to judge because I haven’t seen all the games. But he had, in my opinion, the best season of his career ”, declared Noël Le Graët during the interview broadcast by RMC Thursday, after the national title of Karim Benzema in Spain.
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This is not the first time that the boss of the FFF has complimented the player. In November 2019, he already assured: “Karim Benzema, he is a very good player, I never questioned his qualities. On the contrary, he shows Real Madrid that he is one of the best players in his post ”, before announcing that the career in France of the second top scorer in La Liga 2020 was over. Again, Karim Benzema had cracked a scathing message on Twitter. “Christmas, I thought you did not interfere in the decisions of the coach! Know that it is me and I alone who would put an end to my international career, ”he wrote.
