Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has been
suspended indefinitely from the French national
team over the sex tape blackmail case he is
currently involved in with team mate Mathieu
Valbuena. The president of the national football
federation (FFF), Le Graet said today that
Benzema was put under formal investigation by a
French judge last month in connection with an
alleged attempt to blackmail international team
mate Mathieu Valbuena over a sex video.
"I have decided, it's a decision from the
president of the French federation and not
from the executive committee or the ethics
committee, that Karim Benzema cannot
play for France until the situation evolves,"
Noel Le Graet told a news conference. "As
long as the judicial system has not decided
that everything that has been published on
Benzema is excessive, the federation will
not change its mind," he added, while
urging the judge handling the case to set up
a meeting between the two players.
Le Graet was not specific about the duration of
the ban but his ruling probably means Benzema
cannot be called up by the national team until he
is convicted or cleared of the alleged offence,
putting his EURO 2016 spot in jeopardy.
Benzema has denied any wrongdoing and claims
although he has been banned by a high court
from contacting anyone linked to the investigation
including Olympique Lyonnais forward Valbuena.
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