Rayan Cherki has earned his first call-up to the France national team by head coach Didier Deschamps ahead of the crunch UEFA Nations League semi-final against Spain next month, Afrosport reports. The 21-year-old of Algerian heritage has been a standout performer in Ligue 1 this season with Olympique Lyon, scoring eight goals and providing 11 assists in 30 appearances, while he has 12 goals and 20...
Didier Deschamps will step down from his role as France head coach at the end of his current contract, which expires after the 2026 World Cup, Afrosport reports. Deschamps, who took over the France coaching role in 2012 after Laurent Blanc stepped down, has enjoyed immense success as Les Bleus boss over the last 13 years. The 56-year-old led France to triumph at the 2018 World...
France head coach Didier Deschamps has dropped Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe from Les Bleus squad for this month's matches in the UEFA Nations League, Afrosport reports. The 56-year-old former France international revealed in an interview on Thursday that the decision to not include Mbappe in the squad was a "one-off" adding that the striker was eager to join the rest of his compatriots. “I had...
Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe has been left out of France's squad for their upcoming UEFA Nations League games against Israel and Belgium, Afrosport reports. Les Bleus head Coach, Didier Deschamps, while announcing the squad on Thursday, said he decided to omit the captain from the upcoming games as a precaution. Mbappe sustained a muscular injury last month while on duty for his club side, and...
France head coach Didier Deschamps has leapt in support of Kylian Mbappe following recent criticism melted out at the Real Madrid forward. Mbappe, who failed to find the back of the net in his first three La Liga games for Madrid, scored a brace in their 2-0 home win over Real Betis last Sunday. Deschamps, who led France to the 2018 World Cup triumph in Russia,...
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