It is a file which is starting to date, but which has left scars. 10 years ago, Mathieu Valbuena and Karim Benzema were removed from the France team after a dark case of sextape blackmail targeting the former Marseillais.
Valbuena did not yet know it at the time, but this period marked the end of his adventure in the selection. Karim Benzema took 6 years to find the French team. But behind these two protagonists, other well-known names have been collateral victims of this affair. Djibril Cissé is one of them.
Cissé responds to Valbuena
The former AJ Auxerre scorer was placed in police custody, like three other people, between October 13 and 20, 2015, before being released. So when Valbuena broke the silence in an interview with RMC Sport, Cissé's reaction was clear.
Annoyed by the speech of the former OM player, Djibril Cissé directly challenged him on his X account.And for putting me in your shit for years, don't you regret? Because I haven't forgotten. » The message got through.