Karim Benzema was violently singled out by a far-right leader for posing in traditional Saudi clothing.
This summer, Karim Benzema chose to end a huge 14-year chapter at Real Madrid to take charge of Saudi Arabia. The French international striker did not miss his debut with the Al-Ittihad club, where he established himself as one of the essential stars of the Saudi league like his former Real friend Cristiano Ronaldo, or newcomers Neymar, Sadio Mané and Riyad Mahrez.
Performing well on the field, “KB9” is also thriving off it. This weekend, the 2022 Ballon d’Or took advantage of the national holiday in Saudi Arabia to pose in traditional dress, before immortalizing the moment with a photo published on his social networks. It didn’t take much to make far-right movements thousands of kilometers away react…
Jordan Bardella, president of the National Rally, made very vehement remarks towards the French star. On BFM Politique, Bardella declared that Karim Benzema was “ a fellow traveler of Islamist ideology “. “He wants an Islamist way of life, he went to Saudi Arabia», added the politician. Comments widely commented on on social networks. Recovery, nauseating clichés, there was no shortage of terms to describe the new exit of the president of the RN.
