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...
French midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni has suffered an ankle sprain that will keep him out of action for at least a month, Real Madrid revealed on Wednesday. The 24-year-old France international was replaced by Moroccan midfielder Brahim Diaz ahead of the second half restart in Madrid’s shocking 3-1 home defeat to Italian side AC Milan at the Santiago Bernabeu in the Champions League on Tuesday. 🚨⚠️ Aurélien...
Nigeria’s women’s national team, the Super Falcons, will be in action later this month when they take on France’s Les Bleues in another international friendly match set for Saturday, November 30, Afrosport reports. The nine-time African champions, who recently dispatched Algeria’s Green Ladies in a friendly double-header in October, will battle the European giants at the Stade Raymond Kopa in Angers, France, with kick-off set for...
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...
French forward Antoine Griezmann has announced his retirement from international football, Afrosport reports. The 33-year-old, played 137 times for France, scoring 44 goals and providing 38 assists for Les Bleus since he made his debut in a friendly match against the Netherlands in 2014. Griezmann, who scored a penalty in the 2018 FIFA World Cup final as France beat Croatia 4-2 to win the title, announced the...
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