Zinedine Zidane is working on his future staff with Les Bleus
After the 2026 World Cup scheduled for this summer in America, Zinedine Zidane is expected to be the successor to Didier Deschamps at the helm of Les Bleus. According to our information, the former Real Madrid coach is set to arrive with his loyal assistants, and a staff with a touch of the 1998 French team.
>>> From Real’s loyalists, a France 98 teammate, and exchanges with Henri Emile: how Zinedine Zidane is working on his future staff with Les Bleus
Mbappé regrets the “speculations” about his knee and assures he has fully recovered “to 100%”
Arriving with his French national team colleagues at Clairefontaine on Monday, Kylian Mbappé left the castle in the evening to attend a “keynote” from the French company Alan, specializing in health insurance, with whom he has just entered into a partnership. This was an opportunity for him to discuss among other topics his physical condition, after being hampered in recent weeks by a left knee sprain.
“The knee? It’s very good,” he explained. “I know there have been a lot of speculations, a lot of things that have been said, but which are not true. It’s the life of a high-level athlete and a public figure, you can say things without verifying them and it’s not serious, it never has repercussions. I’ve gotten used to it. But it’s fine, I have recovered 100%, I was lucky to find the right diagnosis when I returned to Paris, and we were able to find together the best plan to return to top form, to be fit for the end of the season with Real Madrid and the World Cup.”
“During my stay in Paris a few weeks ago, I took this step because I wanted to know everything about my knee, I really wanted to be very meticulous. We were talking about the end of the season with Real Madrid, a World Cup, a career, and even well-being. It was bothering me, I really wanted to know what I had. I did a lot of analyzes, appointments with competent people who gave me the opportunity to know what I had. Just knowing, reassures me. I was in a situation where I did not know why my knee hurt. Just knowing gives you an idea, it’s a step forward, a first step towards healing.”
Brazilians Sandro and Gabriel ruled out against France
After losing goalkeeper Alisson, the Brazil squad mourns two new players ruled out for the matches against France and Croatia on March 27 and 31: defenders Alex Sandro and Gabriel, announced on Monday by the Brazilian Football Federation (CBF).
Alex Sandro, from Flamengo, sustained a hamstring injury on Sunday in a league match against Corinthians, as announced by his club. To replace the left-back, Italian Selecao coach Carlo Ancelotti summoned Kaiki, who occupies the same position at Cruzeiro.
Arsenal central defender Gabriel injured his right knee in the League Cup final loss to Manchester City on Sunday. Medical examinations “confimed” that the player “is not fit to play” in these matches, stated the CBF, who will not call up any player to replace him.
