French Court Gives Real Madrid Star Karim Benzema One-Year Suspended Sentence Over Sex Tape | Football News

A French court on Wednesday gave Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema a one-year suspended sentence for complicity in a bid to blackmail his former France team-mate Mathieu Valbuena with a sex tape. The sentence was tougher than that sought by prosecutors against the 33-year-old player over the 2015 extortion attempt, which led Benzema to be cast out of the France team for five-and-a-half years. Benzema’s lawyers announced plans for an appeal.