The French PM Manuel Valls has questioned Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema's place in the national team.
Benzema is being investigated by French police for an alleged role in a blackmail plot.
"A great athlete must be exemplary.
"If he is not, he has no place in the France team," Valls said on Europe 1.
"If there were a minister who was accused, he would not be in the government.
"In a way, it's the same for the national team of France."