Benzema-France, story of a stormy relationship

Karim Benzema now ended his stormy history with the French team with a cryptic message on his social networks the day after the painful defeat of the French team Didier Deschamps at the end of Qatar World Cup in the view of Argentina.

“I have made efforts and mistakes to get to where I have come and I am proud. I have written my story and ours is ending,” wrote the current golden ball along with a recent photo of her with a blue combo.

The resignation of the striker Real Madrid continuing to play with his team marks the final chapter of a saga that has had everyone since he made his debut as a full international at the hands of Raymond Domenech on March 28, 2007 against Austria with a goal. total, Karim Benzema called to take the baton from Thierry Henry the blues, has been international 97 times where he has scored 37 goals.

The veto he applied Didier Deschamps from December 2015 to May 2021 as a result of the Valbuena case that his difficult history in the selection of France. Before that, his debut in a major international tournament took place at Euro 2008, when he was still a player of lions. Domenech you are not listed for Ssouth africa 2010 and the only participation in a World Cup took place in Brazil 2014, when he was called for Deschamps.

For five and a half years, Benzema is removed from the selection of France because of Valbuena case. Deschamps withdrew the penalty as soon as the sentence was handed down but his absence sparked widespread debate on France to which the coach turned a deaf ear, not thinking of doing without one of his best football players.

In his absence, the French team was runner-up in Europe (lost in the final with Portugal) and touched the sky in World Cup in Russia 2018. The paths of France Y Benzema They seemed to have parted ways then but the striker added fuel to the fire for months with a controversial message to the president of French Federation, Noël Le Graët, which he dropped that he would not return France. “Mr Le Graët, please forget me and leave me alone. France he is world champion and there is something important, the rest is meaningless. Thank you,” he wrote on Twitter.

The give and take between the president and the player was constant in the months up to that point Benzema asked him to let him play in another team, as Algeria, where are your parents from? “If you think I’m done, let me play in one of the countries where I deserve it and we’ll see,” said Benzema, who has been criticized on several occasions for not singing the Marseillaise.

Benzema was found guilty of Valbuena case and sentenced to one year in prison (exempt from compliance) and the payment of 75,000 euros on June 24, 2021 and the verdict reopened the doors of France, which seemed closed.

Before you call him back, Deschamps held a round of consultation with the heavyweights of France to know your opinion on the inclusion of Benzema and he also had a heart-to-heart with the striker. “He needed it and I needed it. Why didn’t it happen then? Well, it didn’t happen, but everything went well. We talked about not only football, but also family. I had some things to tell him about the past,” explained Deschamps. after announcing his call up on May 18, 2021 for the Eurocup

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His comeback and his good chemistry together kylian mbappe they were not enough for the world champions to perform at a high level at the Euros, eliminated by Switzerland in the round of 16 penalty shootout. Benzema’s only title with France arrived in december League of Nations in the view of Spain along with a great goal from the striker.

The relationship with Deschamps, broken

His sudden withdrawal from the concentration of France in Qatar days before the premiere of France in the view of Australia due to a muscle injury, he blew up his deteriorating relationship with the coach, as the French media revealed since Doha. The forward considers that the injury will not prevent him from helping his team world but the standard of Deschamps and medical services is another and Benzema left Qatar without even saying goodbye to his companions.

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The absence of golden ball planned concentration like a ghost Doha with insinuations in the press that the striker makes the good atmosphere of the French team rare. It was later learned that the relationship between the two had broken down and Deschamps He quickly settled rumors of a possible comeback if he recovered in time, something he did Benzema in Madrid. The striker left the injury and trained normally for about 10 days. Meanwhile, from Qatar, Deschamps refused to answer questions about Benzema.

The striker, from Madridhas written messages of support for his teammates on social networks but declined Emmanuel Macron’s offer to travel on his presidential plane to the Lusail final with other players.