Europe 1 with AFP 5:36 p.m., January 24, 2022
The Spanish police confirmed on Monday that the famous Real Madrid player was the victim of a burglary during the La Liga match between Real and Elche (2-2), on the evening of Sunday January 23.
The famous French player is the target of a network of burglars who attack football stars.
Bad luck for Karim Benzema.
The star of Real Madrid and the France team was robbed on Sunday while playing a match against Elche (2-2), AFP learned on Monday January 24 from police sources.
"The player realized what had happened when he returned home after the encounter and discovered that everything had been returned to the house," the sources said, adding that what had been stolen was not not immediately known.
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A network of thieves targeting football players
According to initial findings, the thieves climbed the exterior fence of the property and entered the house by breaking a bay window.
Benzema is the latest footballer to be robbed while playing a game.
In October 2019, the Spanish Civil Guard and Europol announced the dismantling of a network of burglars who had players from Atlético and Real Madrid among their main targets.
According to the Spanish media, Benzema was already among the victims of this network, like the Brazilian Real Casemiro or the Ghanaian Thomas Partey, ex-player of Atlético.