Karim Benzema and Mathieu Valbuena have been left out of the France squad for the upcoming games against Germany and England.
Karim Benzema and Mathieu Valbuena have been left out of the France squad for the upcoming friendlies against Germany and England.
Benzema was charged Thursday by prosecutors in Versailles with complicity in an attempt to blackmail and participating in a criminal conspiracy as part of an investigation into a sex-tape scandal involving Valbuena.
Benzema's lawyer, Sylvain Cormier, has denied his client's involvement and, with the Real Madrid man also carrying a thigh injury, Les Blues boss Didier Deschamps opted to omit the pair for the clash with the world champions in Paris on Nov.