Witness- "He was excluded because of his position on supporting homosexuals." A French journalist reveals shocking scenes of Benzema's exit from the French camp at the Qatar World Cup

The repercussions of excluding Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema from the French national team and preventing him from participating in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar continue to capture the attention of the French media, which reveals additional and shocking details every period.

France officials announced Benzema's absence from the World Cup in Qatar, one day before the start of the tournament on November 20, due to a left thigh injury.

However, France coach Didier Deschamps did not drop Benzema's name from the final list, which opened the door to his return in the event that the player recovered from that injury, but the coach refused with clear obstinacy to answer a question about the failure of the 2022 Golden Ball winner to return to the ranks. Chosen "Roosters".

Meanwhile, Daniel Riolo, a journalist for the French "RMCSport" network, revealed new scenes of Benzema's exclusion.

Riolo pointed to one of the main reasons for the exclusion of the Real Madrid striker from the French national team camp, which is his categorical rejection of the campaign to support "gays", which opened the discussion about it among the players, led by Hugo Lloris, captain and runner-up of the world champion.

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According to the French journalist, Benzema addressed his colleagues, saying, "Are we here (at the World Cup) for that? (Supporting homosexuals), do we have to express our positions on this?!".

It seems that this position issued by the striker of Algerian origin did not please some players, at a time when Benzema was paying more attention to how to deal with his injury.

Riolo said, "We saw pictures of Benzema's injury, who went to do medical examinations in Aspetar. He could have stayed and sat on the bench and used him in the final price."

He explained, "The same thing happened with Argentine Angel Di Maria, who we saw in the first match against Saudi Arabia, then missed, but returned in the final, as he was one of the best players in the match."

Deschamps' vanity

The French journalist accused his compatriot Deschamps and the national team officials of managing the file of Benzema's injury with a lot of "vanity", something that retired player Samir Nasri referred to.

And Riolo quoted Benzema as saying in those days, "I know my body completely, and I know how to take care of it."

Benzema announced his international retirement after the end of the Qatar World Cup (Reuters)

The French journalist revealed the way in which Benzema - who retired internationally after the end of the Qatar World Cup - got out of the national team's camp, saying, "They took him out at night in a strange way after the doctor told him that he would not be ready for the tournament. This is not the way the players are dealt with."

Riolo confirmed that some players were not happy with the exit of Benzema, led by Antoine Griezmann, Lloris and Olivier Giroud.