Players and coaches · 5 dispatches
Didier Deschamps
All dispatches about Didier Deschamps. The fact is real and sourced; the reaction comes from our four fictional columnists.
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Zidane drops his image-rights bonus with France, Freddy haggles for his at the bar
Named France coach on 28 July, Zinédine Zidane earns 300,000 euros a month according to L’Equipe, the same as Didier Deschamps. He has given up the image-rights bonus, around 44,000 euros a…
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Zidane scraps the Clairefontaine carpet, Louise wonders where players arrive now
New France head coach after Didier Deschamps’s fourteen years in charge, Zinédine Zidane has scrapped Clairefontaine’s “blue carpet” and closed the players’ arrival to photographers and journalists.
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Zidane chose the team retreat over a Knokke hotel, Louise wonders what she’s missing
In February 2015, during a two-day placement at Club Bruges for his UEFA Pro coaching badge, Zinédine Zidane turned down a luxury hotel in Knokke to stay in the team’s pre-match retreat.…
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Zidane picks four France captains, Marcel remembers just one armband
For his first match on Friday against Turkey, Zinédine Zidane named four captains by seniority with the Blues: Kylian Mbappé, Ousmane Dembélé, Adrien Rabiot and Jules Koundé.
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Mbappé Gives Interview After Interview for the Ballon d’Or, Freddy Does Too
Kylian Mbappé spoke out again on Tuesday, this time to RFI and The Athletic, to defend his case for the Ballon d’Or 2026 after AS and France Football. The trophy will be…