Karim Benzema Retirement: In what came as a bit of a shock, Karim Benzema, the Ballon d’Or winner announced his retirement from the international arena on his 35th birthday. There were quite some speculations regarding why the Frenchman decided to hang his boots for the Les Blues. His Instagram story just before the final, wherein there were rumors that he could join the French squad was squashed by him, as the caption said, ‘I’m not interested.’ That added more fuel to the fire as well. Follow all the LIVE Football Updates with InsideSport.IN
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The Real Madrid ace missed out on the World Cup owing to a thigh injury on the eve of the tournament. Benzema made it clear that he won’t be joining the team for the final. After their loss against Argentina, boss Deschamps’ future is said to be in some doubt. It is said that if Zidane becomes the coach of the Les Blues, Karim could reverse his decision to retire.
J’ai fait les efforts et les erreurs qu’il fallait pour être là où je suis aujourd’hui et j’en suis fier !
J’ai écrit mon histoire et la nôtre prend fin. #Nueve pic.twitter.com/7LYEzbpHEs— Karim Benzema (@Benzema) December 19, 2022
Deschamps’ contract expires on the 31st of December and he will now sit down with the French Federation to discuss the next step. Although suggestions are that they want him to continue on as the head coach. It is also rumored that Deschamps will want a contract until the 2026 World Cup, if he decides to stay.
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If Didier does decide to move on, then Zidane is a real option for the Les Blues. Zizou has always dreamt of coaching the French National team and this could be his chance. Benzema and Zidane had a fruitful tenure while Zizou was the head coach of Real Madrid, as they won 5 titles together. Four when Zidane was a head coach and one when he was an assistant coach.
These two have been a fearsome duo for the Los Blancos in recent times and the same could be replicated for the Les Blues as well.
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