Karim Benzema

Karim Benzema will leave Real Madrid at end of season, club confirms

An offer worth more than €100m from Saudi Arabia has reportedly made him reconsider his future

Sun Jun 04 2023 - 12:27

France’s Karim Benzema announces retirement from international football

2022 Ballon d’Or winner scored 37 times in 97 France games

Mon Dec 19 2022 - 18:24

France ready to either win the World Cup or go down in flames

Defending champions France can survive without several big-name absentees but can they rouse themselves from boredom to reclaim the World Cup?

Fri Nov 18 2022 - 16:00

Enigma that is Karim Benzema a unique fooballing maverick

Real Madrid’s hopes rest on striker’s shoulders in Champions League final against Liverpool

Fri May 27 2022 - 13:00

Courage of having faith in his players is Carlo Ancelotti’s greatest gift

Real Madrid manager has always valued his players’ opinions when the going gets tough

Tue May 24 2022 - 22:45

Chelsea could join race to sign Robert Lewandowski

Barcelona have told the Bayern Munich striker’s camp that they can afford him

Mon May 16 2022 - 16:32

Pep Guardiola: We’ll need a couple of days to recover from defeat in Madrid

Man City must react to keep league title challenge going, starting at Newcastle

Thu May 05 2022 - 08:56

TV View: We love the bones of utterly, fabulously demented football

Michael Healy-Rae slots the winning spot-kick to send City crashing out of Europe

Wed May 04 2022 - 23:57

Carlo Ancelotti makes history as Real Madrid wrap up La Liga title

Italian becomes the first manager to capture titles in each of Europe’s top five leagues

Sat Apr 30 2022 - 17:52

Real Madrid see victory as almost a divine right - and they do have Benzema

The striker is on a run of 17 goals in 12 games. He has 46 goals in 48 games for the season, 13 assists and another league title in the barrel

Wed Apr 27 2022 - 22:35

Remarkable Real Madrid always find a way to survive in the Champions League

Like Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction, the Spanish side somehow cannot be finished off

Wed Apr 27 2022 - 11:23

Manchester City 4 Real Madrid 3: Guardiola’s team edge thrilling contest

City will take single-goal lead to Madrid for second leg of Champions League semi-final

Tue Apr 26 2022 - 22:22

Real Madrid survive Chelsea comeback to reach semi-finals

Benzema guides Spanish side to the last four after extra time

Tue Apr 12 2022 - 22:44

Tuchel must choose chaos if Chelsea are to attempt a Real Madrid comeback

Manager stresses importance of imposing physicality at the Bernabéu

Mon Apr 11 2022 - 22:33

Karim Benzema’s hat-trick puts Real Madrid in box seat against Chelsea

Defending European champions all at sea during quarter-final first leg

Wed Apr 06 2022 - 22:16

Coach Xavi gets that old familiar feeling as Barcelona put four past Real Madrid

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scores two on memorable night for Barca at the Bernabéu

Sun Mar 20 2022 - 22:28

Xavi getting to grips with massive challenge at Barcelona

Legendary former star’s young tyros will have nothing to lose when they face great rivals Real

Sat Mar 19 2022 - 06:00

What does €417m of attacking talent get you? Operatic collapse

It seemed for most of this game the story would be the brilliance of Kylian Mbappé

Thu Mar 10 2022 - 09:48

Real Madrid rediscover their belief as Neymar and PSG set sights on history

Spanish side lost 1-0 in Paris but a 4-1 win over Sociedad has instilled confidence

Wed Mar 09 2022 - 06:00

Karim Benzema found guilty of blackmailing former teammate in sex tape case

France and Real Madrid star handed one year suspended sentence plus €75,000 fine

Wed Nov 24 2021 - 09:58

World Cup 2022: ranking the top 10 contenders a year before Qatar

Could Brazil add to their five World Cups next winter or can France retain their title?

Wed Nov 17 2021 - 17:23

Wales seal home advantage in playoffs after holding Belgium in Cardiff

Qualifiers round-up: Dutch delight in Rotterdam; Ukraine book playoff slot

Tue Nov 16 2021 - 22:25

Kylian Mbappé to the four as France seal World Cup qualification in style

French hit eight goals at home to Kazakhstan while Belgium also book spot with Estonia win

Sat Nov 13 2021 - 23:22

Has the sun set on Barcelona’s glory years?

Richard Fitzpatrick reflects how a perfect storm now envelops the former superpower

Sat Oct 23 2021 - 06:00

Mbappé and Messi inspire PSG in comeback win over RB Leipzig

FC Porto hand AC Milan another defeat; Ajax hammer Dortmund

Tue Oct 19 2021 - 22:41

Kylian Mbappé settles frenetic endgame in France’s favour as they take Nations League

Spain had controlled the game until it loosened up in the last half hour

Sun Oct 10 2021 - 22:14

Theo Hernandez goal completes thrilling turnaround as France see off Belgium

Two goals in four minutes had given Belgium a 2-0 advantage at half-time

Thu Oct 07 2021 - 22:17

‘Everything turned out badly’ says Ancelotti after Real stunned by Sheriff

Real Madrid had 30 shots on goal, 11 on target and 67 per cent of possession

Wed Sept 29 2021 - 19:16

Moldovan minnows Sheriff Tiraspol stun Real Madrid

Debutants from Transnistria win away from home at the death

Tue Sept 28 2021 - 22:15

Karim Benzema extends Real Madrid contract to 2023

Spanish club inserts release clause of €1bn into deal for 33-year-old striker

Fri Aug 20 2021 - 21:47

Euro 2020 - The Verdict: Highs, lows and best goals of the tournament

Gavin Cummiskey canvasses coaches, presenters and journalists for their opinions

Mon Jul 12 2021 - 06:00

Switzerland hold their nerve to send France crashing out of Euro 2020

Kylian Mbappé misses decisive kick as world champions beaten on penalties after an epic

Mon Jun 28 2021 - 23:10

France facing mounting injuries ahead of match against Switzerland

The world champions have never lost to the Swiss in a competitive game

Sun Jun 27 2021 - 20:42

‘French’ Pogba turns up to produce a majestic display against Portugal

A below-par display against Hungary brought familiar criticism of his lack of consistency

Thu Jun 24 2021 - 21:37