France manager, Didier Deschamps has backed Paris Saint-Germain, forward, Kylian Mbappe to win this year’s Ballon d’ Or. Recall that Mbappe was shortlisted for the 2018 Ballon d’Or award last month. The 19-year-old had expressed his desire to win the Ballon d’ Or ahead of Barcelona star, Lionel Messi and Juventus forward, Cristiano Ronaldo. Messi […]
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EPL: Koscielny announces retirement, blasts Deschamps
Arsenal defender, Laurent Koscielny, has confirmed his retirement from international football and taken a swipe at France boss Didier Deschamps in the process. The 33-year-old suffered an achilles injury in the Gunners’ Europa League semi-final against Atletico Madrid at the end of last season and missed the World Cup as a result. Koscielny has now […]
EPL: Koscielny announces retirement, blasts Deschamps …
France coach, Deschamps claims Manchester United ‘in trouble’ over Pogba
Head coach of France national team, Didier Deschamps, has stated that Manchester United are in trouble, adding that fans of Italian champions, Juventus, are right to dream of signing Paul Pogba. “All of Manchester United are in trouble. Pogba is still the same and is one of the best midfielders in the world. “However, I’ll […]
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EPL: Deschamps speaks on fight between Pogba, Mourinho at Manchester United
France coach, Didier Deschamps, has insisted he is not concerned by escalating tensions between Paul Pogba and Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho, after he named his latest squad ahead of games against Iceland and Germany on Thursday. Pogba had told reporters he was “not allowed” to talk, as he passed through the post-match mixed zone […]
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EPL: Deschamps reveals what’s causing Pogba’s strained relationship with media
France coach, Didier Deschamps has said that Manchester United midfielder, Paul Pogba’s strained relationship with the media was due to the “unfair criticism” he received in the past. Pogba played an important role in France’ lifting of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia this year. The 25-year-old has, however, been criticised by the media […]
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Mbappe better than Thierry Henry at 19 – Deschamps
France coach, Didier Deschamps, says Kylian Mbappe “is already grown up” and is ahead of where legends, Thierry Henry and David Trezeguet were at a similar age. Henry and Trezeguet were 20, when they were part of the France squad. Both men, however, played cameo roles in the success and really became established at the […]
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France Football Federation speaks on replacing Deschamps with Zidane
The French Football Federation (FFF) president, Noel Le Graet, has insisted they never considered replacing Didier Deschamps with Zinedine Zidane. Deschamps led France to victory at the 2018 World Cup, joining Brazil’s Mario Zagallo and Germany’s Franz Beckenbauer, as the only men to have won the trophy as both player and coach. He had already […]
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Welcome to our club, Beckenbauer tells Deschamps
Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup as a player and a coach, welcomed Didier Deschamps on Tuesday “to our club!” Beckenbauer won the World Cup as player with West Germany in 1974 and as Germany manager in 1990. He followed Brazilian Mario Zagallo, who won as a player in 1958 and 1962, as a […] …
World Cup 2018: Deschamps reveals why France beat Belgium in semi-final clash
France coach, Didier Deschamps, has hailed his side’s mentality, following their 1-0 win over Belgium in their 2018 World Cup semi-final tie on Tuesday. Les Bleus edged the contest 1-0 with Samuel Umtiti grabbing the winning goal from a Antoine Griezmann’s corner-kick. “My players are young but they played with a good mentality against a […]
World Cup 2018: Deschamps reveals why France beat Belgium in semi-final clash …
