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Zinedine Zidane Explains Why He Didn't Pick Former Real Madrid Talisman Karim Benzema in His First France NT Squad as Head Coach

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Zinedine Zidane has ruled out a return to the France national team for former Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema, saying he is focused on younger players.

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"Karim I love him, he came as a team from France, I'm admired for everything he's done, for his career... but today I need to see younger players," explained Zinedine Zidane, a bluesman.

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Zinedine Zidane (54) announced the lot of France for the UEFA Nations League parties, and Karim Benzema (38) is not on the call list.

The new French selector does not rule out having the former Real Madrid forward again and keeps open the possibility of his return to the ‘bleus’.

Zinedine Zidane gave this Friday his first list as a French coach for the League of Nations matches, the first of them against Turkey on 25 September, in which he recovered the midfielder of Real Madrid Eduardo Camavinga along with the fixed Kylian Mbappé, Ibrahima Konaté, also from the white team, and Jules Koundé, from Barcelona. Precisely, many of the issues revolved around the star of Real Madrid. Zidane avoided responding to those that had …

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football-addict broke the news on Friday, September 18, 2026.
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