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France Squad Injury Update: Konaté and Mbappé Fitness News
The French national team faces pressing squad fitness questions as head coach Zinedine Zidane prepares for a major UEFA Nations League clash against Italy on October 2. Defender Ibrahima Konaté and team captain Kylian Mbappé both experienced physical setbacks during the current international window.
By Dadson Wanjohi 28 days ago in Cleats
France National Football Team Players 2026
The France national team has entered a new era under head coach Zinedine Zidane, who took charge in July 2026 following the departure of Didier Deschamps. Zidane inherited a highly talented roster that finished fourth at the 2026 World Cup and immediately guided them to back-to-back 1-0 victories in UEFA Nations League play.
By Dadson Wanjohi 28 days ago in Cleats
Why Did Didier Deschamps Leave the France National Team?
Didier Deschamps ended his remarkable 14-year tenure as head coach of the French national team following the 2026 World Cup. Taking over in 2012, Deschamps guided Les Bleus through three World Cup cycles and multiple major tournaments, establishing one of the most successful eras in international football history.
By Dadson Wanjohi 28 days ago in Cleats
France 1-0 Belgium: How Michael Olise Won It Late
Michael Olise delivered a brilliant individual moment late in Brussels to give France a 1-0 victory over Belgium on September 28. In a tightly contested UEFA Nations League fixture, substitute Olise broke a near-full-match deadlock in the 89th minute.
By Dadson Wanjohi 28 days ago in Cleats
Zidane's First Two Games as France Coach: Inside the Historic Start
Zinedine Zidane’s managerial career with the French national team could not have started on a more decisive note. Taking over one of the most high-pressure jobs in world football, the former Real Madrid manager delivered back-to-back victories in his first week in charge.
By Dadson Wanjohi 28 days ago in Cleats
China’s 28-Year Wait Ended in a 3-0 Win Over Thailand
The bus pulled into the stadium two hours before kickoff. Players had their headphones on. Some slept. Some stared at the back of the seat in front of them. The windows were fogged. Outside, fans in red shirts held flags and chanted. Inside, nobody said much.
By Jinabout a month ago in Cleats
Five Athletes Got Justice. Footballers Are Still Standing in the Rain.
Five penalty notices. Football still waits. Xinhua reported five people. Cui posted insulting and defamatory remarks on Douyin about a table tennis player. Ke posted on Weibo disparaging another table tennis player. Jia posted insulting and defamatory remarks. He posted doctored images and insults. Wei posted videos insulting and belittling other divers on Douyin and organized fan groups to carry out online violence together. Administrative penalties. The sports: table tennis and diving.
By Jinabout a month ago in Cleats
You Don’t Have to Match China to Host a Good Asian Games. You Just Can’t Treat Athletes Like an Afterthought.
The 2008 Beijing Olympics, the 2022 Winter Olympics, and the Hangzhou Asian Games set a high bar. Their scale, organization, and ability to mobilize people and resources are hard to match. Expecting every host to reach that bar is unfair. It is like expecting every badminton player to be Lin Dan.
By Jinabout a month ago in Cleats
JULIÁN ÁLVAREZ: THE HUNGER STRIKE THAT BROKE FOOTBALL
This has ceased to be a mere transfer soap opera. What began as a standard “player wants out, club says no” script has, halfway through, pivoted abruptly into a full‑blown melodrama. Hunger strike. Depression diagnosis. Skipped training. Public threats to force a move to Barcelona.
By Jin2 months ago in Cleats
The $6.33 Billion Bet That United 55 Nations Against FIFA
July 30, 2026, Zurich, FIFA Headquarters, Assembly Hall. The result flashed onto the big screen: 55 votes in favour of boycott, 0 against, 0 abstentions. No applause. Half an hour later, at the coffee machine on the third floor of FIFA’s headquarters, a mid‑level staffer murmured to a colleague in German: “Now no one can pretend this isn’t happening.”
By Jin3 months ago in Cleats
A Sakura Night Against the Ruhr Giants: A Story from the Yanmar Nagai Stands
There are certain days in Japan that make you stop and think, "I'm lucky to be here right now." Wednesday, July 29, 2026, was one of those days. That evening, the Osaka sky was still bright as I walked toward Yanmar Nagai Stadium, but the air already carried something different from an ordinary day — not just the sticky heat of summer, but a buzz coming from thousands of people who had all shown up for the same reason: to watch Cerezo Osaka host Borussia Dortmund.
By Abu Haniifa3 months ago in Cleats
He Barely Touched the Ball, Yet Won the Golden Glove — The Unai Simón Paradox
A “Lazy Man” Took the Golden Glove Spanish journalist Javi Miguel typed a line on social media. “Unai Simón wins the World Cup’s Best Goalkeeper award, but throughout the entire tournament he made no more than four saves, and in the final there wasn’t even a single shot on target. A curiosity from FIFA.”
By Jin3 months ago in Cleats