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...
Former Real Madrid and Manchester United defender Raphael Varane has announced his retirement from professional football, Afrosport reports. The former France international, 31, made the announcement via his social media on Wednesday with a heartfelt message to his fans as well as all the clubs he's ever represented. "They say all good things must come to an end," Varane wrote. "In my career I have taken...
Mathias Pogba, brother of World Cup winner Paul Pogba, will stand trial with five other men as part of an extortion case that targeted the France international midfielder two years ago. According to reports from the Paris prosecutor’s office, a judge has asked Mathias and the five other men to appear before a court following an investigation into the possible extortion of Paul by his older...
France returned to winning ways after recording a 2-0 win over Belgium in their UEFA Nations League encounter in Lyon on Monday night, Afrosport reports. Les Bleus were let down by a 3-1 home loss to Italy in their previous game but turned things around for Didier Deschamps men as the Paris Saint-Germain duo of Randal Kolo Muani and Ousmane Dembele scored in the 29th and...
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