Soccer-Prosecutor requests suspended jail term for Real's Benzema-media reports

French soccer player Mathieu Valbuena answers questions to journalists during a break in the trial of Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

PARIS (Reuters) - French prosecutors have recommended that Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema be handed a 10-month suspended jail term for complicity in the attempted blackmail of his former France international team mate Mathieu Valbuena over a sex tape, AFP news agency and BFM television reported on Thursday.

Prosecutors also recommended that Benzema be fined 75,000 euros ($87,262.50), AFP and BFM said.