Tag Archives: France

Defending champions France name their 2022 FIFA World Cup squad!

France head coach Didier Deschamps has named his 25 player squad in the attempt of the Equipe Tricolore to defend their title at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Missing from the squad are influential midfielders Paul Pogba and N’Golo Kante besides striker Anthony Martial, while currently injured Raphael …

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Bayern Munich legend Franck Ribery announces retirement from football!

An FC Bayern Munich legend is bowing out from the big footballing stage as Franck Ribery retires from the sport. The 39-year-old announced the decision on Friday, October 21. Ribery joined Bayern in summer 2007 and went on to define an era at the club. The winger won nine Bundesliga …

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Four bids to host UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 received!

European football governing body UEFA yesterday, October 14 confirmed that it has received final bids to host the UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 final tournament from four bidders following the deadline of October 12. A final bid dossier was submitted by the football associations of France, Poland, Switzerland, and a joint …

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Laura Freigang to miss Germany Women’s friendly against France!

Midfielder Laura Freigang will also not be able to take part in the international match of the German women’s national team against France on Friday, October 7 (from 8.30pm, live on ARD). The attacker of Eintracht Frankfurt will be rested after her shoulder injury. Germany Women’s national team head coach …

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French banking supervisory authority grants licence to FIFA Clearing House!

On Friday, September 23, the French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority (Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, ACPR) granted the FIFA Clearing House (FCH) a licence to operate as a payment institution. The authorisation from the ACPR enables the FCH to collect and process payments on behalf of clubs, …

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Chantal Hail replaces Sara Däbritz in Germany Women’s squad!

Due to an ankle joint injury, midfielder Sara Däbritz is out of the Germany Women’s squad for the international match against France in Dresden on Friday, October 7 (from 8.30pm, live on ARD). For the midfielder of Olympique Lyon, national coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg has now called-up Chantal Hail of TSG …

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Germany Women’s squad announced for France friendly!

UEFA Women’s European Championship runners-up Ann-Katrin Berger (Chelsea), Giulia Gwinn (Bayern Munich) and Lena Oberdorf (VfL Wolfsburg) return to the 24-player strong Germany women’s national team squad for the international against France in Dresden on October 7 (20:30 CEST). Berger missed out on the squad last time due to her …

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Antonio Di Salvo names Germany U-21 squad for friendlies!

Head coach Antonio Di Salvo has named his Germany U-21 squad for the upcoming friendlies against France (Magdeburg, September 23, 18:15 CEST) and England (Sheffield, September 17, 20:45). Christian Früchtl (Austria Vienna) has been called up to the squad for the first time and Reda Khadra (Sheffield United) and Frederik …

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Introducing Nike’s 2022 Men’s National Team Collections!

The bold, redesigned 2022 football team collections highlight Nike’s culture of innovation and celebrate the youthful diversity and rich cultures of Nike federations by combining proprietary sport science and digital design with the spirit of each individual nation. Kits and training kits are underpinned by Dri-FIT ADV, Nike’s pinnacle apparel …

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Germany Women to face France at evening primetime friendly!

The DFB Germany Women’s team remain #hungriGER! Their first home international match after the rousing performances at the UEFA European Championships 2022 in England will be played by the vice-European champions on October 7, 2022 in Dresden. Kick-off is in prime time at 8.30pm live on ARD. The team of …

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