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The Best French Soccer Players of All Time: Ranking the Top 10

From Zinedine Zidane and Thierry Henry to Kylian Mbappé and Michel Platini, we rank the 10 best French soccer players of all time. See who tops our Les Bleus list.

Sports Illustrated

Top Five All-Time FIFA World Cup Goal Scorers: From Miroslav Klose to Lionel Messi

The FIFA World Cup has seen some of the greatest footballers etch their names into history with extraordinary goal-scoring feats. Since its inception in 1930, the tournament has provided a global stage for players to showcase their talents, and a select few have risen above the rest to become all-time…

The Times of India

Gone but not forgotten: Who did France say goodbye to in 2023?

The past 12 months have seen the deaths of people who made history in France and beyond, from politics to culture, business to science. RFI reviews some of 2023's most notable deaths.

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Best French players ever

The list of world-class players to have played for Les Bleus is a lengthy one - but who tops it?

FourFourTwo

Kylian Mbappe breaks Just Fontaine’s record in France’s win over Greece

Mbappe netted his 54th goal of the season to become the top French scorer in a single club and international campaign.

The Independent UK

Sports quiz of the week: FA Cup shocks, Formula One and Just Fontaine

Who won a world title? Who broke a record? Who slipped?

The Guardian - UK

Just Fontaine obituary

French striker who scored an unsurpassed 13 goals in the 1958 World Cup

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When Just Fontaine swanned around Sweden … and the world

In today’s Football Daily: Remembering the late, great Just Fontaine

The Guardian - UK

Just Fontaine, France's 1958 World Cup hero, dies aged 89

Tributes from around the world of football poured in on Wednesday for the former Reims and France international striker Just Fontaine, who has died at the age of 89.

Radio France Internationale

Just Fontaine, Who Scored 13 Goals at 1958 World Cup, Dies

Just Fontaine, the French football great who scored a record 13 goals at the 1958 World Cup, has died. He was 89. Fontaine's former club Reims announced his death on Wednesday. Fontaine took six games to achieve his feat at the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, when he was a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Just Fontaine: Record World Cup goalscorer dies aged 89

The France striker scored a record 13 goals in the 1958 World Cup in Sweden

The Independent UK

France football great Just Fontaine dies, aged 89

The profilic striker is considered one of the best players in French football history

Evening Standard

Former France great Just Fontaine dies at 89

NEW DELHI: Just Fontaine, the former France football great, died aged 89, his family said on Wednesday.

The Times of India

Just Fontaine, France’s record World Cup goalscorer, dies aged 89

The French football legend Just Fontaine, who in 1958 scored a record 13 goals in a single edition of the World Cup, has died aged 89

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Daily Mirror

Just Fontaine dead: Striker who scored most goals in single World Cup passes away

France striker Just Fontaine, who holds the record for the most goals scored at a single World Cup having scored 13 in 1958, has passed away aged 89

France 24

France’s Just Fontaine, who scored record 13 goals at 1958 World Cup, dies at 89

French football legend Just Fontaine, the all-time top scorer in a single World Cup tournament, has died aged 89, his family said on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

World Cup Golden Boot: Mbappe beats Messi as top goalscorer at Qatar 2022

The race to win the 2022 World Cup’s Golden Boot went all the way to the final

The Times of India

Did you know? Records & stats that beckon Argentina and France at the FIFA World Cup final

After 25 days and 62 matches, we finally have the last two teams standing in the race for the holy grail of world football - the FIFA World Cup trophy.

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The Independent UK

World Cup Golden Boot: Messi and Mbappe vie for top goalscorer at Qatar 2022

The race is on to win the 2022 World Cup’s Golden Boot

The Independent UK

World Cup Golden Boot: Messi, Rashford, Mbappe and Gakpo vie for top goalscorer at Qatar 2022

The race is on to win the 2022 World Cup’s Golden Boot

The Independent UK

World Cup Golden Boot: Mbappe, Messi and Giroud vie for top goalscorer at Qatar 2022

The race is on to win the 2022 World Cup’s Golden Boot

Al Jazeera

The eight lesser-known football World Cup heroes

They aren’t called Maradona, Pele or Zidane. But they made a name for themselves on football’s greatest stage.

FourFourTwo

Ranked! The 10 best French players ever

Zut alors! Presenting the 10 best French players ever, including Gallic geniuses, goal machines and skill merchants alike

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