Didier Deschamps announced his 26-man France squad for the FIFA World Cup 2026 on May 14 — and in what will be his final ever selection as Les Bleus manager, the decisions he made have ignited fierce debate across French football. Deschamps skipped the traditional 55-player preliminary list entirely, going straight to the 26 names […]
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The latest Hugo Ekitike injury update confirms what Liverpool and France fans feared from the moment the 23-year-old crumpled to the turf without contact. A ruptured Achilles tendon in his right leg. Surgery completed successfully. No football for the rest of 2026. No place in the France squad for World Cup 2026. Some injuries arrive […]
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Arsene Wenger has spent the week doing more than just naming favourites for World Cup 2026. Between defending a 48-team format and hailing France as “super favourites” ahead of England, FIFA’s chief of global football development has outlined what kind of squad he thinks will actually win a bloated, travel-heavy tournament in North America: one […]
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