Herber blow for soccer star Karim Benzema:. Because of the involvement in an opaque Sextape blackmail affair the French striker missed the European Championship 2016 in their own country.
the 28-year-old Real Madrid will not be considered in France for the continental tournament from 10 June to 10 July, the French federation FFF announced in Paris. That would FFF president Noël Le Graët and coach Didier Deschamps decided together, it said.
“I will not be nominated for our Euro in France”
The player who until the day before with his club by a much celebrated 3: had entered 0 win against VfL Wolfsburg in the semi-finals of the Champions League, made his disappointment on Twitter immediately air: “unhappily for me and for those who have always defended and supported me: I will will not be nominated for our Euro in France, “he posted.
The decision comes in the wake of the involvement of the professionals in a sensational affair, in which the French courts since November determined, inter alia, against Benzema. The man from Lyon is accused of acting last year in the extortion of National teammate Mathieu Valbuena as an accomplice and provides for the blackmailer.
Benzema possible accomplice
Olympique Lyon professional Valbuena (31) should pay EUR 150 000 in June, so a sex video will not be published. Benzema is accused of complicity with the main perpetrators. He faces a minimum of five years in prison.
Because of the accusations had been Benzema banned in December by the FFF for national team indefinitely. The final exclusion of the striker from the Équipe Tricolore demanded afterwards among other Premier Manuel Valls and the boss of the professional league, Frédéric Thiriez.
In March the competent court in Versailles near Paris had certainly lifted a ban on contact, so may that Benzema Valbuena since meet again and talk. Thus, with 27 gates successful in 81 internationals active “Les Bleus” could -Torjäger for the EURO can be nominated.
degree of entanglement is not unique
In its communiqué stressed the FFF now , we have had a civil action access to the investigation files. Yet the degree of involvement of the various defendants did not clearly state that will do justice. Consequently, there are no legal obstacles to the nomination Benzema.
Le Graët and Deschamps would however, have been at a meeting agree it, the FFF that sporting achievements are only one of several criteria for a nomination. “The player’s ability to work for the cohesion of the group, the exemplary nature and the protection of the group but are considered by all coaches of the federation as well,” it says.
“Only a big misunderstanding “- sex video blackmail: now speaking the accused Benzema
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