July 15, 2018, Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. After the victory against Croatia (4-2) in the dressing room of the world champions “blues” the jubilation is full and the whole group of France starts to sing songs with a unique audience… Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Putin. Since that day, blessed by the gods with the achievement of the second star for France, time has passed. At full speed. Today, it is impossible to imagine such a scene in the international context. Time has done its job among the blue ones. With large widths. The leader of the group at the last World Cup, on and off the pitch, Paul Pogba had to retire due to injury. Ditto for N’Golo Kante whose song Champs Elysees, derailed by Joe Dassin still resonates in everyone’s mind. Others have disappeared from circulation (Umtiti, Matuidi, Sidibe, Nzonzi, Rami, Thaui…), injured (Kimpembe, Toliso) and Benjamin Mendy is currently on trial in England for rape…
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Source: Le Figaro
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