Present at a press conference this Saturday, Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema refused to comment on his controversial package for the 2022 World Cup and to dwell on his recent international retirement.
Benzema announced his international retirement last month.
The double penalty. On December 19, the day after the defeat of the French team in the final of the 2022 World Cup against Argentina (3-3, 2-4 tabs), Karim Benzema announced his international retirement at the age of 35.
Since then, the Real Madrid striker scrupulously avoided speaking to the media. But the Merengue was present this Saturday at a press conference, the day before the Spanish Super Cup final against FC Barcelona.
K. Benzema – it was complicated, but it’s like that
Inevitably, the questions about the Blues were dismissed. In recent weeks, members of the striker’s entourage have accused the French staff of having quickly sent KB9 to the package before the World Cup when he could have recovered from his injury in time for the direct elimination phase. The main interested party did not wish to fuel this controversy.
What happened is over. I no longer want to talk about the World Cup and France. The most important thing is tomorrow’s game. I am good in my head and in my body. The rest is in the past. It was complicated, but it’s like that simply slipped the Ballon d’Or 2022. Then revived on the polemical remarks of Nol Le Grat against his ex-coach, Zinedine Zidane, the former Lyonnais also refused to add fuel to the fire, being satisfied with a lapidary I won’t answer that.
Sensitive topics avoided
While the president of the French Football Federation has multiplied the awkward remarks on his case since the end of the World Cup, the former Lyonnais has decided to be classy rather than shooting at the ambulance. This attitude is commendable, but Madrid fans would still like to know his position on his withdrawal from the World Cup. On this point, we will have to be patient…
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