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Benzema found guilty of conspiring to blackmail Valbuena

The France and Real Madrid footballer Karim Benzema has been found guilty of conspiring to blackmail fellow French player Mathieu Valbuena, over a sex tape. The court outside Paris handed Benzema a one-year suspended jail sentence and a fine of 84-thousand dollars. His lawyers say they will appeal the verdict. Benzema has always denied the charges and has not attended the trial. Simon McGregor-Wood has more.

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