RIYADH (AFP) -- Karim Benzema wants to leave his Saudi club Al-Ittihad after a bust-up with management, a source close to the club told AFP on Tuesday, Jan. 23. France's Karim Benzema (AFP/File photo) The 36-year-old former Real Madrid striker held a "raging" meeting with the club and its...
PARIS (AFP) -- Karim Benzema on Tuesday, Jan. 16, filed a complaint for defamation against French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, who last year said the former Real Madrid star had "notorious" links with the Muslim Brotherhood. France's Karim Benzema (AFP) Darmanin, a tough-talking right-winger...
RIYADH (AFP) -- When Karim Benzema joined Saudi Arabia's Al-Ittihad this year on a lucrative deal, a comfortable pre-retirement stint seemed assured for the Ballon d'Or winner. It is not turning out that way. Ittihad's French forward Karim Benzema (2nd-L) and Nassr's Portuguese forward Cristiano...
JEDDAH (AFP) -- Karim Benzema's Al Ittihad secured progress from the first round of the Club World Cup with a convincing 3-0 win against Auckland City on Tuesday, Dec. 12. Ittihad's French forward Karim Benzema (center) dribbles during the FIFA Club World Cup first round football match between...
DUBAI (AFP) -- Karim Benzema's Al Ittihad suffered their first defeat in this season's Asian Champions League when they were beaten 2-0 by Air Force Club in Iraq on Monday, Nov. 6, to pile the pressure on manager Nuno Espirito Santo. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya's Mauritanian defender Bakary N'Diaye (left)...
PARIS (AFP) -- The lawyer of Karim Benzema has hit back at France's interior minister after he accused the French football star who plays for Saudi team Al-Ittihad of links to the Muslim Brotherhood Islamist group. Ballon d'Or winner and former Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema (AFP) Interior...
LONDON (AFP) -- The Saudi Pro League is "determined to be a success" and will keep splashing the cash to attract some of the biggest names in football, according to one of its top executives. *Al Nassr's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo. (AFP)* Clubs in the oil-rich Gulf state have lured global...
JEDDAH (AFP) -- Former Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema was unveiled as an Al-Ittihad player in front of thousands of fans in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, June 8, a day after the oil-rich kingdom just failed to reel in Lionel Messi. *Former Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema hoists the Ballon d'Or,...
RIYADH (AFP) -- Real Madrid's Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema will join Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia after signing a three-year deal with Al-Ittihad, the Jeddah-based club confirmed on Tuesday, June 6. *French football player Karim Benzema holds the jersey of Saudi Arabia's Al-Ittihad club as...
DOHA (AFP) — Ballon D'Or winner Karim Benzema has been ruled out of the World Cup with a left thigh injury on Saturday, Nov. 19, dealing a serious blow to defending champions France's hopes of retaining the trophy. France's forward Karim Benzema takes part in a training session at the...
