BREAKING: Benzema to miss Euro 2016

The French Football Federation (FFF) confirmed the news a short while after, with Real Madrid star Benzema to be left out after he was implicated in a sex-tape blackmail case that targeted his international teammate Valbuena.

Although legal restrictions that prevented him from coming into contact with Lyon playmaker Valbuena had been lifted, Benzema still needed the FFF to lift his ban from the national team.

Malheureusement pour moi et pour tous ceux qui m'ont toujours soutenu et supporté. Je ne serai pas sélectionné pour notre Euro en France...

— Karim Benzema (@Benzema) 13 de abril de 2016

Benzema's tweet translates to: "Unfortunately for me and for all those who have always supported me, I will not be selected for our Euro in France ..."