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Benzema wary of England threat

Sunday 3 June 2012 17:40, UK

Karim Benzema: Believes England could pose a threat at Euro 2012
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France forward Karim Benzema insists England will still be a threat at the European Championship despite Wayne Rooney's suspension.

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France forward Karim Benzema insists England will still be a threat at the European Championship despite Wayne Rooney's suspension. Rooney will miss England's first two games of the tournament against France and Sweden, after being red carded against Montenegro in October. But Real Madrid striker Benzema remains wary of the challenge England could pose, even without the Manchester United man. "It's true that England will play without Rooney," the 24-year-old told a press conference. "But it's a great team which is used to playing in those big tournaments. "They have the players to replace him so we need to be at our best for the first game (and) try to feel good, something we have been doing for the past year and a half."

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