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Pires concerned by Benzema, Valbuena situation

Robert Pires is worried by the criminal proceedings involving France teammates Mathieu Valbuena and Karim Benzema.

Former France international Robert Pires fears the sex tape investigation involving national teammates Mathieu Valbuena and Karim Benzema could negatively impact the home side's chances at Euro 2016.

Real Madrid striker Benzema was charged by a court in Versailles last week with complicity in an attempt to blackmail and participating in a criminal conspiracy as part of an investigation into an alleged plot to extort money from former Marseille teammate Valbuena.

Valbuena has yet to speak to investigators, while Benzema's agent Sylvain Cormier has protested his client's innocence and said the France striker is "absolutely calm and beyond reproach".