The President of the French Football Federation (FFF) Noël Le Graët has drawn the wrath of French player Karim Benzema stating that "the adventure in blue is over" for the striker of Real Madrid, absent in selection for four years.
"I have never criticized his qualities and he shows Madrid again this year that he is one of the best players in his job but the blue adventure is over," said the FFF president at the microphone. RMC Sport. This unceremonious Christmas response Le Graët to the question of his possible reinstatement, posed in particular by Zinedine Zidane who felt that his player had "all his place in the team of France" a week ago, did not taste of "KB9".
"Christmas I thought you were not interfering in the decisions of the coach! Know that it is me and I alone that would put an end to my international career," bombarded Benzema Saturday in a tweet particularly relayed.
"If you think I'm finished, let me play for one of the countries for which I'm eligible and we'll see," said the 31-year-old striker enigmatically. Since he has 81 caps with the Blues, it seems impossible that he can represent another country. The regulatory framework of the International Football Federation provides that a footballer who took part in an international match of an official competition A (which is the case of Karim Benzema) can no longer play for another country.
Christmas I thought you were not interfering in the decisions of the coach! Know that it is me and I alone that would put an end to my international career.
If you think I'm finished, let me play for one of the countries for which I'm eligible and we'll see.
Charged a sex-tape affair
Karim Benzema has not been recalled to the French team since October 2015 and the start of the case of blackmail sex-tape against Mathieu Valbuena, for which he was indicted. The president of the FFF had explained at the end of 2015 that Benzema was no longer selectable team of France as long as this case would not be decided, adding that this decision was "a heartbreak" taken with regard to 'a good guy'
Several passes of arms have since occurred between Le Graët and Benzema: already, a year and a half ago, the boss of the French football had estimated that the relation of the scorer with the team of France was "of the ancient history ".
"You have lost an opportunity to shut up," Benzema replied, less diplomatically than Alfredo Di Stéfano, who scored in the Champions League for the merengue club (50-49), in the correction (6- 0) inflicted by Real in Galatasaray during the last day of the Champions League.
With AFP