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The France national football team (French: Equipe de France des Hommes) represents the nation of France in international association football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation (French: Fédération Française de Football), the governing body of football in France, and competes as a member of the Union of European Football ...
Mbappé was named the fastest player in the world in a ranking by French newspaper Le Figaro. [272] Central defender and Dutch international Stefan de Vrij cited the Frenchman as "his toughest opponent" ahead of anyone else. [273] In 2018, the forward was considered the world's most expensive player from a transfer value perspective by the CIES ...
He went on to earn 137 caps and score 44 goals, ranking as France's third-most capped player and fourth-highest goalscorer. Griezmann was the top goalscorer and named Player of the Tournament as hosts France finished runners-up at UEFA Euro 2016.
Zinedine Yazid Zidane (French: Zinédine Yazid Zidane; [4] Kabyle: Zineddin Lyazid Zidan; Arabic: زين الدين يزيد زيدان; born 23 June 1972), popularly known as Zizou, is a French professional football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder.
Michel François Platini (French pronunciation: [miʃɛl fʁɑ̃swa platini]; born 21 June 1955) is a French football administrator and former player and manager. Regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, Platini won the Ballon d'Or three times in a row, in 1983, 1984 and 1985, [5] and came seventh in the FIFA Player of the Century vote. [6]
However, some players who have played fewer matches are also included; players who fell short of the total of 100 appearances but made significant contributions to the history of the club [1] or are involved in 1990–91 European Cup, 1992–93 UEFA Champions League, 1998–99 UEFA Cup, 2003–04 UEFA Cup and 2017–18 UEFA Europa League campaigns.
Thierry Daniel Henry (French pronunciation: [tjɛʁi danjɛl ɑ̃ʁi]; born 17 August 1977) is a French professional football coach, pundit, sports broadcaster and former player. He is considered one of the greatest strikers of all time, [ 4 ] and one of the greatest players in Premier League history.
The France women's national football team (French: Equipe de France Féminine) represents the nation of France in international women's football.It is fielded by the French Football Federation (FFF) (French: Fédération Française de Football), the governing body of football in France, and competes as a member of the UEFA.