SI.com · May 18, 2021
Karim Benzema Is Back in Bleu
After an absence of nearly six years due to an ongoing sex-tape blackmail scandal, Karim Benzema will make a stunning return to the France national team at this summer's European Championship.
It's a staggering announcement that takes a big slice of the spotlight on Europe's biggest stage, where France will look to avenge its Euro 2016 final defeat to Portugal in Paris. France did rebound two years later to win the World Cup, and Les Blues were already considered as one of the favorites at this summer's Euros; now, with the addition of one of the world's most prolific strikers, it appears to be theirs to lose.