Benzema dismissed reports on social media claiming that Nike had cancelled a planned photo shoot.

„Fake News." On Friday, Karim Benzema sought to clarify the matter. The Athletic had previously reported that Nike had cancelled a photo shoot scheduled for Wednesday with the French striker. Anonymous sources quoted by the publication stated: „Nike took a closer look at Benzema's past and determined that the player's well-known controversial behavior is not aligned with the brand's values." Was this an allusion to the legal troubles of the former Real Madrid player?

The 2022 Ballon d'Or winner was sentenced in October 2021 to one year of probation and a fine of €75,000 for complicity in extortion involving a sex tape implicating Mathieu Valbuena. In 2022, he withdrew his appeal and was subsequently excluded from the French national team.

End of Adidas partnership

The news was quickly denied by the person in question on social media. In an Instagram Story, Benzema simply wrote „Fake News," accompanied by a shushing emoji. The message was clear.

Since leaving Al-Ittihad this summer, Benzema is currently a free agent and no longer has any ties to Adidas, a brand that had accompanied him throughout almost his entire career.

Übersetzt von KI.

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