France coach Didier Deschamps, who will bring an end to his 14-year stint in 2026, backed Zinedine Zidane to take up the role. Zidane has been out of managerial duty since stepping down as Real Madrid ...

Russia 2018 was arguably the best ... the euphoric celebrations continued. France lifted their second World Cup with victory over Croatia in the final on Sunday and it's safe to say Antoine ...

Argentina captain Lionel Messi scored twice and France striker Kylian Mbappe hit a hat-trick as a thrilling World Cup final finished 3-3 after extra time at the Lusail Stadium. In an extraordinary ...

In total, the former Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus stalwart featured 84 times for his national team – most notably starting France's 4-2 win over Croatia in the 2018 World Cup final.

Co-hosts Australia reached the Women's World Cup semi-finals for the first time by beating France 7-6 on Saturday in an incredible penalty shootout to set up a meeting with Colombia or England.