Karim Benzema ...

[Clarets4me]

... recalled to the French Euro's squad, despite being due to stand trial in October, with four other men, charged with the blackmail of French International team-mate Mathieu Valbuena with a copy of a sex tape in 2015 !!

How typically French ...

[evensteadiereddie]

What - to wait until after the trial before passing judgement ?

[GodIsADeeJay81]

I think they call it innocent until proven guilty, but I could be wrong.

Besides, France want to win and he's still a top level striker.

[Steve1956]

... recalled to the French Euro's squad, despite being due to stand trial in October, with four other men, charged with the blackmail of French International team-mate Mathieu Valbuena with a copy of a sex tape in 2015 !!

How typically French ...

What a guy!

[Corky]

In France don't they have a presumed guilty law?

[minnieclaret]

It is a surprise he’s recalled. This is an old story, 2015, and he hasn’t been selected since it broke.

[GodIsADeeJay81]

It is a surprise he’s recalled. This is an old story, 2015, and he hasn’t been selected since it broke.

Wasn't it around the same time as him and Ribery were caught banging an underage hooker?

[beddie]

I was getting giddy for a moment, I thought he was our first summer signing.

[ecc]

It was a surprise to more or less everybody in France but he's had a magnificent season for Real and deserves to be called up for sporting reasons.

As for the legal proceedings, this case won't be settled for another five years the way things are over here.

[Clarets4me]

It was a surprise to more or less everybody in France but he's had a magnificent season for Real and deserves to be called up for sporting reasons.
As for the legal proceedings, this case won't be settled for another five years the way things are over here.

Too many ex-Presidents and their associates clogging up the system ??

[minnieclaret]

Wasn't it around the same time as him and Ribery were caught banging an underage hooker?

You’ve got me, GIADJ. Nothing surprises me in football.

[GodIsADeeJay81]

You’ve got me, GIADJ. Nothing surprises me in football.

She was 16, the legal age for sex, but UNDER the legal age of 18 to be paid for sex.

It couldn't be proven they knew her age when paying her, so the case was dropped

[jrgbfc]

Bit of a strange decision, they haven't exactly struggled without him. Bringing him back could really upset the atmosphere in the squad.

[CFS]

Wasn't it around the same time as him and Ribery were caught banging an underage hooker?

Case was dropped as she lied about her age.

[bobinho]

All is well then...

[GodIsADeeJay81]

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Found guilty, but handed a suspended sentence,

[elwaclaret]

Did’t see this earlier sorry for duel thread

[Chobulous]

Did’t see this earlier sorry for duel thread

Duel thread - this board in a nutshell