Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema

Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema poses with the UNFP trophy for Best French Player Abroad. Benzema, who has scored 29 goals in all competitions for Real this season, was all set to be included in France’s squad for next month’s European Championship in a surprise move by coach Didier Deschamps on Tuesday. He has not played for Les Bleus since 2015 following a blackmailing scandal - over which he faces a trial in October. French newspaper Le Parisien reported on Tuesday that the 33-year-old, who scored 27 goals from 81 caps, would feature in Deschamps’s 26-man squad. PHOTO: TWITTER