6 most infamous scandals in football

#2 Barely legal

Ribery and Benzema were under investigation for sleeping with a minor

In 2010, Karim Benzema, Sidney Govou and Franck Ribery found themselves accused of a very serious crime. The three French internationals were suspected of having slept with an underage prostitute. The girl Zahia Deher was reportedly just 16 at the time and Ribery once even paid for her to be flown to Germany. All three denied knowing her real age and claimed they thought she was over 18.

Even though Sidney Govou was not formally charged, Ribery and Benzema were. However, the public prosecutors failed to find any definite proof the two had any sexual contact with her and dropped the case. Zahia herself publicly said that the trio had been nothing but respectful towards her.