France played out a painfully sluggish game in Stockholm and failed to bring home what could have been a vital three points. Team selection may have been the issue, with …
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The recent travails of France’s youth teams are well-documented; the U-21s have failed to reach the upcoming European Championship, extending that streak to at least thirteen years. This is despite …
FEATURE | Why playing it safe, like Didier Deschamps has done with his latest squad selection, will not yield success at the 2018 World Cup
by News DeskClub football in France is done for the year, save the Coupe de France final and the two play-offs, but that doesn’t mean that there’s not plenty more to come …
Les Bleus boss Jean-Claude Giuntini have announced their squad for the annual Toulon Tournament. Goalkeepers: Dimitry Bertaud (Montpellier HSC), Anthony Maisonnial (AS Saint-Étienne) Defenders: Sofiane Alakouch (Nîmes Olympique), Bradley Danger (Havre AC), Mathias Fischer (AS …
Newly appointed France U21 boss Sylvain Ripoll has revealed a list of 21 players to face Albania (5th June) and Cameroon (8th June) in upcoming friendly matches. Goalkeepers: Florian Escales …
Didier Deschamps has announced his squad to face Paraguay and England in a pair of friendlies and Sweden in a World Cup qualifier. Goalkeepers: Alphonse Areola (PSG), Benoît Costil (Rennes), Hugo …
Lyon attacker and former France U21 international Maxwel Cornet has officially decided to represent the Ivory Coast at international level. The 20 year old confirmed his decision with an official …
For once in what feels like a millennium, an international friendly mattered. It was not because of the relatively tepid affair between France and Spain on Tuesday evening, the likes …
Les Bleus weren’t the only French national side in action over the last week; while the current crop of U-19s failed to follow in their footsteps, failing to win a …
France’s 2-0 loss to Spain was a brutal reminder that, for all of the young talent the country boasts, they are still far away from reaching a high level. Yes, …
Speaking in a press conference ahead of Spain vs France, Antoine Griezmann discussed the hype surrounding AS Monaco’s teenage attacker Kylian Mbappé. “Yes, Koke sent me a message to ask …
France’s 3-1 win over Luxembourg was something of a dull affair, marred by an injury to Djibril Sidibé and containing a few moments of unnecessary nerves after the hosts had …