Karim Benzema says he is victim of racism

Source: http://fr.reuters.com/article/idFRKCN0YN3J7   June 2, 2016   Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema said he was denied the chance to play for France in the Euro 2016 this month because of his Algerian origins.   The French Football Federation denied the accusation, but Benzema’s comments, published just nine days before France hosts the tournament, have deepened…

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Real Madrid opens sport schools to the children of Gaza

31 January 2013   The agreement between Real Madrid Foundation and the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) to open sport schools in Gaza offers “the children some sense of normalcy after the last military offensive on Gaza,” according to this organism. The project, oriented to 500 children from seven schools in Gaza, “seeks to…

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French Muslim Soccer Players Are Not Fasting

Le Figaro reports that French Muslim professional soccer players Mahamadou Diarra, Karim Benzema and Lassana Diarra are not fasting during this year’s Ramadan period to remain eligible to play for their team, Real Madrid.

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Real Madrid Footballers Fast for Ramadan

Three stars from the Real Madrid football club have begun fasting for the month of Ramadan, according to AS. Lassana Diarra, Mahamadou Diarra and Karim Benzema will follow a special program of daytime fasting designed by club doctors to help the players during their intense summer training. Sport reports that Barcelona trio Erical Abidal, Keita…

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