KARIM BENZEMA ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL AMID SPAT WITH HEAD COACH

December 19, 2022

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Real Madrid sriker, Karim Benzema has announced his retirement from international football after missing France’s run to the World Cup final.

Benzema was sent home a day to the tournament after picking up an injury, however some speculations suggested that he could have returned for the final after playing in a friendly for Real Madrid.

He apparently turned down the chance to return to Qatar as a result of a spat with manager Didier Deschamps, and he has now confirmed his decision to end his international career on social media.

‘I made the effort and the mistakes it took to be where I am today and I’m proud of it! I have written my story and ours is ending,’ Benzema wrote on Instagram on Monday afternoon.

Benzema’s shock announcement comes less than 24 hours after France’s defeat against Argentina, as Deschamps’s side were denied in their quest to win back-to-back World Cups.

Benzema rejected an offer from French president Emmanuel Macron to take his personal private jet to Qatar for Sunday’s final.

He did, however, post a good luck message to his team-mates that read: ‘It’s time… all together. Vamonos. Come on Les Bleus.’