France snub Valbuena, Benzema amid sextape scandal

IMAGE: France’s national soccer team players Mathieu Valbuena (front) and Karim Benzema. Photograph: Charles Platiau/Reuters Mathieu Valbuena and Karim Benzema, embroiled in a sextape......

Marseille must not fear Liverpool, says Valbuena

Olympique Marseille must have no fear when they host Liverpool in their Champions League Group D opener on Tuesday despite painful memories of the English club's last visit, said midfielder Mathieu......

Benzema banned by France over 'Valbuena' blackmail case

IMAGE: France's Karim Benzema. Photograph: Eric Gaillard/Reuters Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has been suspended indefinitely from the France team because of the blackmail case he is......

Benzema authorized to meet with Valbuena in sex-tape case

Image: Real Madrid's Karim Benzema (R) gestures next to teammate Raphael Varane during a training session at the team's training grounds outside Madrid, Spain, November 7, 2015. Photograph:......

Real Madrid's Benzema gets suspended jail term in sex tape trial

IMAGE: Prosecutors had argued that Karim Benzema had encouraged France team mate Mathieu Valbuena to pay a suspected group of blackmailers in order to keep the sexually explicit tape out of the......