The 2022 World Cup will have gotten the better of Karim Benzema. Forfeited due to a nasty injury, the one who plays as a center forward at Real Madrid had been forced to leave the competition. A blow for the sportsman who had therefore seized his social networks in order to explain the situation to his community. “In my life, I have never given up, but tonight I have to think of the team as I always have, so reason tells me to give up my place to someone who can help our group to have a good World Cup. Thank you for all your messages of support”, he wrote on his Instagram account a few days before announcing his international retirement. A radical decision that provoked strong reactions.
But if Jordan Ozuna’s companion chose to draw a line under the Blues, he would also have chosen to turn his back on France definitively. According to information from the Spanish media up, the one nicknamed KB9 would not intend to set foot in France again. The reason ? He would have been hurt by the way he was treated by the media, but also by the many tensions that persist within the France team.
A repeating pattern
Karim Benzema has been living in Madrid for several years now. A city that seems to have welcomed him in the best possible way since he would be registered “like a resident at the town hall of the Spanish capital”. In addition, the footballer would also have the right to vote for regional elections. “since he fulfills all the criteria of a citizen of this city”. Like the sportsman, Thierry Henry had made a similar decision a few years earlier when he left his homeland for England … To the chagrin of his admirers.
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