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France Star Karim Benzema Out for World Cup with Leg Injury

One month after raising the Ballon d’Or in triumph to crown his remarkable rise, Karim Benzema’s dream of winning the World Cup is over before he has even played a game in Qatar. Defending champion France’s World Cup hopes took a huge blow with the news that its star striker…

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Star striker Karim Benzema out of World Cup with thigh tear

Defending champion France’s World Cup hopes have taken a huge blow with the news that star striker Karim Benzema is out of the tournament after tearing a muscle in his left thigh during training

The Independent UK

Soccer-French soccer chiefs to check migrant workers' conditions in Qatar

The French Football Federation (FFF) said on Friday it will send a delegation to Qatar to carry out checks on the working conditions of migrant workers after a documentary revealed poor living conditions at the team's World Cup base in Doha.

Reuters

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Paris joins other French cities in World Cup TV boycott

Local authorities will not broadcast matches in protest at human rights and environmental abuses in Qatar

The Guardian - UK

KFC backtrack over shock Kylian Mbappe claim as they aim to call an end to the fast feud

And who said international week is boring?

Daily Record

Tensions in France Squad Ahead of Nations League Matches

France's last competitive football games before the World Cup should be a chance for coach Didier Deschamps to test his best team. But as France prepares to play Austria in the Nations League on Thursday, tension hangs over the defending champion because of ongoing issues off the field. They concern…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Mbappé and French football chiefs call off hostilities over image rights

Star striker Kylian Mbappé on Tuesday ditched his planned boycott of France team publicity shots after French football chiefs agreed to rethink their stance over the way players are used in marketing campaigns.

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Mbappé flares up over use of his image in France team publicity shots

French football chiefs and star striker Kylian Mbappe became embroiled on Monday in a bust-up over publicity shots for the France national football team.

Radio France Internationale

Kylian Mbappe calls out French FA chief as he explains threat to quit national team

Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe has blasted FFF president Noel Le Graet over the lack of support he received following racist comments after his Euro 2020 missed penalty

Daily Mirror

Mbappe blames French football federation boss for ignoring racist abuse

France international Kylian Mbappe on Sunday curtly replied to the president of the French Football Federation (FFF) by tweeting he ignored racist abuse after his penalty miss at Euro 2020.

Radio France Internationale

Liverpool fans say Champions League final stewards 'bit' their match tickets and didn't scan them

Fan accounts shed more light on the chaotic organisation of the final by French authorities

Liverpool Echo

French FA chief drops hint over Zinedine Zidane's next role amid PSG manager rumours

Former Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane is being tipped to succeed Mauricio Pochettino at Paris Saint-Germain after the French club's failure to win the Champions League

Daily Mirror

French football chiefs play down Mbappé strop over France team publicity shots

French football supremos were on Thursday working behind the scenes to lay down the law with star players over their duties to pose for publicity shots for top sponsors during international call-ups.

Radio France Internationale

Muslim women footballers spar with French government on hijab ban in sport

A day after police banned a protest by the ‘Hijabeuses’, women footballers fighting for the right to wear religious headscarves in competition, the ban was overturned by a court. Victories are beginning to mount for the activist group: France’s equality minister has also voiced her support for them. The affair…

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