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7 Footballers Whose Off-Pitch Crimes Left The World Speechless

Here are 7 footballers whose crimes left the world speechless.

Bored Panda · Jun 13

Karim de la crème: Benzema tops the class to claim Ballon d'Or

"Sweet dreams are made of this," insisted Annie Lennox in the Eurthymics' hit in 1983. And, to riff on the next line from the song, who are we to disagree? Especially after French football champion Karim Benzema won the 2022 Ballon d’Or.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 22, 2022

France's Benzema drops appeal over sex tape conviction

French media say France and Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema has dropped his appeal against a conviction for complicity in blackmail in a sex-tape case

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2022