Karim Mostafa Benzema is a French footballer of Algerian origin who currently plays for Al-Ittihad Jeddah in Saudi Arabia; However he is a legend real Madrid and the winner Ballon d’Or in 2022.
As part of the growing conflict in the Gaza Strip, Benzema became a trend after he was accused of have connections with Muslim Brothersan Islamist organization considered terrorist by France, Russia, the United States and Egypt.
“Mr Benzema has connections, everyone knows this, this is common knowledge, with the Muslim Brotherhood.” said Interior Minister Gerard Darmanin on Monday evening on TV cnews.
What is known about Benzema and the Muslim Brotherhood?
This Wednesday, sources in the Ministry of Internal Affairs justified the accusation made by Darmanin that a number of the player’s actions constituted a “drift towards a hard, strict Islam characteristic ideology” Muslim Brothers “which consists of spreading Islamic norms in various spheres of society, especially in sports.”
In statements to RMC SportThese internal affairs sources mentioned controversial situations in which Benzema had been involved, such as his refusal to sing La Marseillaise in matches against France or his “proselytizing” on social media “in favor of the Muslim religion.”
Another example is Benzema’s support of the Russian fighter. Khabib Nurmagomedovin which a message was published wishing that “the Almighty will mutilate this garbage” of Emmanuel Macron and “all his disciples who, in the name of freedom of expression, insult the faith of more than 1.5 billion Muslims.”
Karim’s career
Benzema, 35, began his career at Olympique Lyonnais, where he won He became the champion of Ligue 1 and the French Super Cup 4 times, and also won the French Super Cup once. Gala Cup.
The forward signed a contract with the club in 2009. real Madrid in the summer, when he also arrived at the white club Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka and Xabi Alonso. With meringue he won every possible title: 5 Champions Leagues and Club World Cups, 4 Spanish Leagues, European and Spanish Super Cups and 3 Spanish Cups.
In 2022 he won Golden Ball.
WITH French national team only disputed 97 games before retiring from his international career in 2022 due to ongoing disagreements with coach Didier Deschamps. Except, “The Cat” did not become world champion with “Les Bleus” in Russia 2018
“Cat” scandals
In 2015, he was excluded from the French national team due to his participation in sexual blackmail case the victim of which was his teammate Mathieu Valbuena.
Six years later, the Frenchman was sentenced to prison. one year probation and a fine of 75 thousand euros after consideration guilty about complicity in attempted blackmail using a sexually explicit video against Mathieu Valbuena.
Karim Benzema and Mathieu Valbuena.
Another incident occurred when in 2010Anto Benzema and some of his teammates were charged but later acquitted after being accused of using the services of an underage sex worker.
The Paris Correctional Court ruled that the players did not know the girl’s age.
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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