French footballers stand trial in underage prostitution case


France's national soccer team players Karim Benzema (L) and Franck Ribery attend a training session at the Stade de France stadium in Saint-Denis, near Paris, March 25, 2013. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

PARIS (Reuters) - French footballers Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema go on trial in Paris on Tuesday accused of paying for sex with a teenage call girl.

Bayern Munich winger Ribery and Real Madrid striker Benzema have been under investigation in their home country for more than two years on allegations of paying Zahia Dehar, then a minor, for sex in 2008 and 2009.

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