France
France dressing room reaction to penalty as Mbappe left “very affected”
France head coach Didier Deschamps has given insight into the immediate reaction to the team’s shock European Championships exit. Deschamps’ side looked destined to make it to the quarter-finals as they came from a goal down to take a 3-1 lead against Switzerland. But their opponents came back to force extra-time with a last-gasp goal […]
Antonio Rudiger bites Pogba during France’s Euro 2020 game with Germany
There were bizarre scenes at the end of the first half of France’s Euro 2020 match with Germany as Antonio Rudiger appeared to bite Paul Pogba’s back. The World Cup holders took a 1-0 lead in Tuesday’s huge clash in Munich courtesy of an own goal from Mats Hummels, with the hosts struggling to break down France’s defence and looking […]
France rift deepens as Mbappe ‘rejects apology’ from Giroud ahead of the Euros
Kylian Mbappe has rejected an apology from Olivier Giroud after the comments he made after France’s 3-0 victory over Bulgaria on Tuesday. The current internal rift in the team threatens to hamper French hopes as they target Euro success in the coming weeks. Giroud came off the bench to score two goals on Tuesday as […]
France squad congratulate Chelsea players Kante, Zouma & Giroud as they report for training
There were heartwarming scenes at France’s training camp as their players and staff joined in congratulating N’Golo Kante, Kurt Zouma and Olivier Giroud on their Champions League victory with Chelsea on Tuesday. Kante has recently been in scintillating form for both club and country and helped Chelsea defeat Man City with a superb display in midfield as Kai Havertz’s goal steered the […]
Pogba: ‘I’m the most criticised player in the world’
Paul Pogba claims to be the “the most criticised player in the world”, with the United midfielder having once being the most expensive. An £89 million deal returned the 25-year-old to Old Trafford in 2016 after a successful four-year stint at Juventus. With that move having taken spending to a new level, prior to Neymar […]
Deschamps explains why he left Lacazette and Martial out of France’s World Cup squad
Didier Deschamps says he omitted both Alexandre Lacazette and Anthony Martial from France World Cup squad because there is too many striking options to choose from. Both players were left on the stand-by lift for this summer’s World Cup in Russia, despite the Arsenal forward scoring eight goals in his last 10 appearances after returning […]