France striker Karim Benzema has retired from international duty.
“He leaves the French national team.”“I made the effort and mistakes it took to be where I am today and I’m proud of it! I wrote my story and ours ends.”
The question is, has this whole debacle convinced Benzema to retire early from the France national team? Or would the 35-year-old have parted ways with Les Blues regardless of the rift with Deschamps?What is for certain is that the Ballon d’Or winner has been a remarkable player for his country. In 97 appearances throughout his career, Benzema has scored 37 goals, along with making 20 assists for France.At Euro 2020, Benzema made his first appearance for France after a lengthy hiatus.
In fact, only one other French player has had to wait longer between caps, when Roger Scotti went five years and 11 months after returning in October 1956. While claims of a dispute between the pair at that time have been widespread, neither Benzema nor the France boss have ever made a public statement about the huge gap in appearances… for a player who was one of if not the best performing French forward at the time.
Nevertheless, Benzema concludes his international career as the fifth-highest goal-scorer in his nation’s history, an incredible statistic alongside his many other impressive achievements.
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