His last appearance with the French national team was over two years ago, but his relationship with the French national anthem remains a topic of discussion.
Karim Benzema did not sing the Marseillaise before matches for Les Bleus. Why is that?
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This question was posed to one of his former agents, Karim Djaziri, by journalist Daniel Riolo during the RMC podcast, "Riolo Club".
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"A football player does not come to sing"
For the player agent, such a topic should not be debated. Nevertheless, he provided an answer.
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He first emphasized that "all the great players of the French national team have never sung the Marseillaise." Furthermore, "a football player does not come to sing."
"We do not ask a player to be a singer. It's not a problem. There are those who like to sing and those who prefer not to," Karim Djaziri explained.
"Do you think a guy who doesn't sing the Marseillaise doesn't want to win?..." he insisted.
