Football Federation (FFF) to allow Karim Benzema to
represent his country at Euro 2016.
Benzema has been suspended by the FFF until the legal
investigation into his involvement in an alleged plot to
blackmail international team-mate Mathieu Valbuena has
been concluded.
That has put his participation at the home European
Championship this summer in doubt and Zidane says Les
Bleus will be seriously damaging their chances of victory if
Benzema is not involved.
"France cannot afford to ignore a player of Benzema's
calibre," Zidane told Le Foot .
"When we look at his numbers and everything he does on
the field, we cannot let a player of this level go."
Benzema has so far made no attempts to have his ban lifted,
taking to Twitter last month to accept the decision while
continuing to deny any involvement in a criminal conspiracy
against Valbuena.
The 28-year-old has continued to feature for Real Madrid
and scored in his side's 5-1 rout of Sporting Gijon on
Sunday before being substituted with an injury.
"Zidane's a great coach, he knows everything about
football," Benzema told AS . "We're with him all the way."
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