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Jun

2023

By The African Mirror

Saudi Arabia’s Al Ittihad to sign Benzema on two-year deal

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SAUDI Arabia's Al Ittihad have reached an agreement with French striker Karim Benzema to sign him on a two-year deal, Saudi state-run Al Ekhbariya television station reported. Benzema is set to join Al Ittihad as a free agent after Real Madrid said earlier in the day that the 35-year-old would leave the LaLiga club after 14 trophy-laden years. Al Ekhbariya said Al Ittihad's chairman and vice chairman were in Madrid to hammer out a "record deal" with Benzema. Thomson Reuters Foundation

Mar

2023

By The African Mirror

Karim Benzema vs Robert Lewandowski: two contemporary strikers leading Real Madrid and FC Barcelona

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KARIM Benzema and Robert Lewandowski have had parallel sporting careers but from a distance. The Frenchman, born in 1987, is only a year older than the Pole, and both have earned the reputation as two of the greatest strikers of their generation. Both right-footers, both 1.85m tall and with the number 9 on their backs as their trademark, will face each other for the first time in the national championship and lead the two candidates to win the LaLiga Santander title at the end of the season. Karim Benzema currently wears the captain's armband at Real Madrid. Since his arrival…