Politician calls to strip footballer Karim Benzema of French citizenship over Muslim Brotherhood
A politician in France wants star footballer Karim Benzema stripped of his citizenship and awards over supposed links to the Muslim Brotherhood.
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Karim Benzema faces backlash in France over statement of solidarity with people of Gaza
BEIRUT: Karim Benzema, the French footballer who currently plays for Saudi club Al-Ittihad, is facing a backlash from officials in his home country after he expressed solidarity with the people of Gaza and said they were being subjected to unjust bombing. In a message posted on social media site X on Sunday, the current FIFA Ballon D’or holder wrote: “All our prayers for the inhabitants of Gaza who are once again victims of these unjust bombings which spare no women or children.” The post has garnered more than 558,000 likes, 180,000 retweets and 60,000 comments.
Nice suspend Youcef Atal 'until further notice' over alleged social media post
French club Nice have suspended defender Youcef Atal after the Algeria defender allegedly posted a video on social media relating to the conflict in Israel and Gaza.
Nice suspend defender Atal for alleged anti-Semitic post
(FILES) Algeria’s defender Youcef Atal attends a press conference at the 30 June Stadium in Cairo on July 6, 2019, on the eve of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) Round of 16 football match between Algeria and Guinea. – Ligue 1 side Nice suspended Algerian international Youcef Atal “until further notice” on Wednesday after he shared a controversial post on social media linked to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
Nice Suspend Defender Youcef Atal For Alleged Anti-Semitic Post
Ligue 1 side Nice suspended Algerian international Youcef Atal "until further notice" on Wednesday after he shared a controversial post on social media linked to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas. Even though he quickly deleted the post and apologised, the club said in a press release that, given the "seriousness" of the post, it was taking immediate disciplinary action "prior to any action that may be taken by the sporting and legal authorities". French prosecutors on Monday launched a preliminary investigation into Atal on suspicion of "glorifying terrorism".
Algerian Atal suspended by Nice for Israel-Hamas conflict post
Algeria international Youcef Atal was suspended by Nice on Wednesday for a social media post about the Israel-Hamas conflict, the Ligue 1 club said on Wednesday. Defender Atal, who has been at Nice since 2018, has since deleted the post. He had been on international duty with Algeria and was summoned to speak with the club as soon as he returned. Hamas fighters killed 1,300 Israelis on Oct.
Champions Al-Nassr kick off defense of Saudi Women’s Premier League with big win
Champions Al-Nassr have kicked off their defense of the Saudi Women’s Premier League with a comprehensive 6-0 win over Al-Riyadh on Friday night.
Algeria to host Palestinian football team’s matches
ALGIERS: Algeria on Sunday stepped in to host matches involving the Palestinian football team due to the Israel-Hamas conflict. Algeria has agreed to stage “all official and non-official matches involving the Palestinian team’s preparation for qualification to the 2026 World Cup and 2027 Asian Cup and to assume all associated costs,” an Algerian football federation statement announced. The move came after a request to the Algerian authorities by Jibril Rajoub, the head of the Palestinian football federation. The first of these games comes next month when Palestine will ‘host’ Australia in Algeria on November 21 in a 2026 World Cup qualifier. Palestine are in World Cup Asian preliminary qualifying Group I with the Australians and Lebanon. The 2023 Asian Cup starts in January with Palestine set to face the UAE, Iran and Hong Kong in Qatar. At least 2,670 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip in a blistering air assault launched by Israel last week after Hamas carried out a bloody attack on Israel that left more than 1,400 people dead.