Christmas Graët announced the parentheses of Benzema career with the Blues until further notice. Decryption of an expected decision.
Christmas Graët had no choice. The case of blackmail sextape, suffered by Mathieu Valbuena, has become an affair of state. The 1 st December, Prime Minister Manuel Valls personally had thus clearly pronounced for non-selection Karim Benzema. According to him, “ a great sportsman must be exemplary .” Five years after the fiasco of World South Africa and training of strike in Knysna, France football had to react after this new scandal. If the Federation (FFF) had not seen fit to dismiss Karim Benzema and Franck Ribery the Blues in their indictment for “ underage prostitute solicitation “, in July 2010, in the Zahia affair, the facts alleged in this time the former Lyon are much more serious. Benzema has indeed been indicted on 5 November for attempted blackmail of complicity and participation in a criminal association. And he faces up to five years prison.Les federal authorities were therefore obliged to send a firm message, although, this Thursday, at his press conference, Christmas Graët is still everything to play down the situation. It must be said that he had been slow to take the measure of the shock wave that would be the case. There are a few weeks, the president of the FFF, answering questions of i-TV, had indeed declared that it was not “ the deal of the century .” But after the interview published November 27 by Le Monde in which Valbuena accuses teammate indirect incentive to pay, the FFF has brought a civil party in order to access the folder (it was dismissed Thursday the request and appealed). Then the communication operation awkward the last week of Karim Benzema to 20 hours of TF1, has not helped. Graët, under pressure, had not much choice. He could no longer play the ostrich policy. Especially since 82% of French, to seven months of the Euro, have indicated in a recent poll for RMC and BFM TV, they did not want to see Benzema Blue …
In an opinion addressed to the Le Figaro on Wednesday night, Frederic Thiriez, president of the Professional Football League, drove home the point: “ The exemplary, if we want to win the hearts, must prevail same performance . »Christmas Graët did not hesitate to tackle severe Thiriez told reporters:” J e claim that 100% of journalists consider Thiriez knows nothing about football. And I talk with those who know the ball “… The president, verve, justified its decision to suspend Benzema, while hammering that c ette case” is a heart-breaking “for him. “To sanction has never been my cup of tea, but as President of the Federation, I can not remain insensitive to the wiretaps that were published in newspapers in this case. From today until a new development, Karim Benzema is not selectable in the France team. “Graët clearly did not want to overwhelm the Real Madrid player,” Karim Benzema is a good guy, totally blameless at Real Madrid. “The international career of the center forward of the Blues is in brackets. At 28 years old soon, Benzema sees his locked selections counter currently to 81 (27 goals). But it remains unquestionably number one striker of the team of France. He also responded to his legal troubles with his club Real Madrid in bright field, with a double hat-trick in the league and in the Champions League. International soberly commented on his shelving on social networks: “ J e respects the decision and have confidence in our president Christmas Graët. “For now, his club supports him publicly. And Graët knows, the absence of the leader of the Blues striker would be a big blow for the team of France in June. “ I leave a door of hope on this. I want justice accelerating. “When asked by us, Luis Fernandez, the star host of RMC and 1984 European champion, says the same thing:” It is an ethical decision by Mr Graët. It is hoped that one thing is that this dossier forward as quickly as possible. For, in sport, it is hoped that Karim Benzema is in this team. This is the perfect striker. “
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