Karim Benzema accused of Paris attack insult at El Clasico

The French forward was seen spitting after La Marseillaise, prompting calls for him to be banned from playing for France

Karim Benzema spitting
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Arsenal may be thanking their lucky stars that they did not sign Karim Benzema in the summer as the French forward has become a lightning rod for controversy in recent weeks.

The Real Madrid player is under investigation by the French authorities over his alleged involvement in a blackmail plot against international team-mate Mathieu Valbuena and is in trouble in Spain for driving without a licence. And now, after an insipid display during Real Madrid's humiliation at the hands of Barcelona in El Clasico at the weekend, it has been claimed that he disrespected the French national anthem La Marseillaise.

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