Karim Benzema and Mathieu Valbuena omitted by France amid blackmail scandal

Mathieu Valbuena and Karim Benzema have been left out of France’s squad to face Germany and England this month.

Coach Didier Deschamps has opted for the first time in his reign not to select Lyon playmaker Valbuena after admitting the player is not in the right mental condition due to the blackmail scandal currently surrounding him.