Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema deserves to be given another chance in the France squad, Robert Pires says.
The 32-year-old has 81 caps and 27 goals to his name for Les Bleus but has not been part of the squad since October 2015.
In November that year, Benzema was arrested for allegedly playing a role in blackmailing national team-mate Mathieu Valbuena over a sex tape, but France’s highest court ruled in 2017 that the investigation of the attacker was unfair.
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Nevertheless, France coach Didier Deschamps has decided against bringing him back into the squad, and former winger Pires says it is time he changed his mind.