Karim Benzema (Karim Benzema): the personal life of a football player

French football is by far the most multinational in the world. Every second French player has African roots. And one of the brightest Frenchmen performing in this sport, now is Karim Benzema. This is an incredible player, who at the same time attracts attention not only on the field, but also outside it - and, unfortunately, not in the best way.

Karim's early years

Karim Benzema was born in 1987 in Lyon, in a poor neighborhood, in a not-so-wealthy family of emigrants from Algeria. He became one of nine children, so, naturally, there was no question of special treatment. Therefore, Karim grew up like an ordinary boy, loved to play football and at the age of 8 went to study at the academy of a local small club. It can not be said that a young Frenchman of Algerian origin was strong in the sciences - unfortunately, this was his weak point, so Karim focused on football. And, as it turned out in the end, has not lost.

New talent in France

In 1997, Karim Benzema was seen by one of the largest clubs in France, "Lyon", and was admitted to the Junior Academy, where he demonstrated incredible ball handling skills for his age. But at that time the club had its own stars, therefore, until the age of 17, the young talent played exclusively for the youth teams of the "Lyon", and even when he was signed with a professional contract at such an early age, Benzema continued to sit on the bench, playing mostly in reserve . But for a long time it could not continue - at the age of 19 Karim proved to everyone that you can and should be considered with him. He began to gradually win a place in the first team of one of the strongest teams in France and eventually became her indispensable part. In 2008, Karim became the top scorer of the French championship - to say that with his club during his stay there he raised four champion trophies and one French Cup over his head.

Dream becomes reality

But whatever one may say - the championship of France is the least prestigious of the top 5 European championships, so in 2009 the fate of the player changed dramatically. His talent was seen in Madrid's "Real", and the royal club never skimp on transfer amounts for the players that he needs. Therefore, "Lyon" could not refuse the amount of 35 million euros (more "Lyon" was paid only by "Chelsea" in 2005: then Michael Essien moved to Chelsea for 38 million euros). So Karim Benzema was in a new country - Spain, while he became a player of one of the strongest clubs in the world. Could someone have thought that a native of a poor family could be such a football genius? But Karim did not think to relax - he immediately began to argue that such a lot of money for him was paid for good reason. Of course, he did not spend the first season in the best way, as he had to adapt to the new country, the new team, the new environment and, of course, to new, much higher standards of the game. However, soon Karim began to show his usual football, than to this day pleases the fans of "Real". Together with the Royal Club, Benzema has already won the championship of Spain, as well as the Cup and the Super Cup of Spain.

Benzema in the national team of France

As it was said before, Benzema is not the only non-thoroughbred Frenchman in the national team - there are plenty of such players, so the striker feels fine. He debuted for the national team in 2007 at the age of 19, and the following year he went to the European Championships. Benzema also participated in the European Championships in 2012 , but none of these tournaments in France could not be won. To date, he played 35 official matches for the national team, scoring 9 goals. But now Karim Benzema, whose biography already has certain marks of success, is still very young by football standards - he is only 26 years old, so there are still many achievements ahead of him.

Muslim by blood

Given the fact that Benzema was born in France to parents from Algeria, he professes Islam, and does it not just for the mind - Karim is in fact an ardent supporter of this religion and is proud of his faith. At some point, he even wanted Karim Benzema on his shirt, and not just Benzema, so that everyone could see his Muslim name, but it turned out to be irrational as a result, so the player's shirt was left with his name alone. Thus, he is one of the most famous followers of this religion in the world. Karim Benzema is a Muslim, and that says it all, that's what the player thinks, but does he adhere to this concept in his personal life?

Young and early

If you wanted to know who the girl Karima Benzema is, you would be greatly disappointed - unlike most footballers who either have not yet found their love or have long lived together or even married, Karim is in no hurry. Moreover, he changes girls as gloves. In the information space, you can find various stories, the main character of which is Karim Benzema, a photo of himself and his regular passions fly across the network incredibly fast. Naturally, this does not give him popularity with the fans, as in many cases the player's adventures turn into full-fledged scandals, two of which have thundered all over the world not so long ago.

Relationship Benzema with a minor prostitute

In 2010, a real scandal broke out in France, which took place across Europe - two French soccer players, Karim Benzema and Frank Ribery, were accused of having sex with a minor prostitute. Football fans probably know that her name was Zahia Dekhar, she was detained during one of the raids of the local police, after which she told that she had a connection with famous personalities, pointing to Ribery and Benzema. Frank immediately admitted that such an incident took place, and Karim for a long time denied. There was not one court session, many thought that the two most famous players of the French national team will be sentenced for jail, but the matter suddenly ended in early 2014. In January, a final court session was appointed, to which neither Zakhia nor both football players appeared. As a result, both of them were found not guilty, because they did not know that she was not at the moment of contact with Zachia. However, the unpleasant sludge remained, because both players are Muslims, and Frank accepted Islam for his wife Wahiba, and Karim was raised from childhood Muslim customs.

Karim's connection with the transsexual

No sooner had the scandal with Zachia settled, how Benzema managed to become the center of another, again sexual, scandal. This time, no charges were brought against the football player, but the whole world in 2013 thundered the news that Benzema had repeatedly used the services of the prostitute Victoria, a transsexual who used to be Johnny. Benzema was well aware that he was in touch with a transsexual and even claimed that it gave him even more impressions. But the biggest shock was that for the first night with Victoria Karim paid 2 thousand euros, and for the second - 6 thousand. And this despite the fact that in the press for a long time appeared information that Karim could not find a half thousand euros for the operation of a sick grandmother, who brought him up from an early age. Even earlier, there was information that Karim had been asked to help his aunt, but her footballer refused. In the end, it turns out that Benzema is a real football genius on the field, but when it comes to his personal life, the fans better not think about it - Karim is far from being a saint.