Mathieu Valbuena returns to talk about the sex tape affair that involved Karim Benzema and the former Olympique Marseille footballer himself a couple of years ago. In June 2022, the former Real Madrid striker was sentenced to one year in prison, a 75,000 euro fine and 80,000 euros in compensation for moral damages to Valbuena.
Interviewed by the notebooks of France Footballthe former French footballer returned to talk about the incident and above all his state of mind: “It was the worst moment of my career – the former OM striker said bluntly -. For me, the national team Frenchman represented everything. I was angry for a long time. Today I’m not angry with anyone. I met Didier Deschamps not long ago. We talked about many things.
Valbuena then also talked about how difficult it was to live with people’s thoughts and the label of “egocentric” by public opinion: “In France – concluded the footballer – when you have a label, it’s difficult to remove it. C ‘It was a lack of objectivity with me. My career could have been evaluated like that of Giroud or Ribéry, who also come from the amateur world. Abroad we respect everything much more.’