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Dan Marsh

France chief forced to deny Didier Deschamps rumours before England World Cup clash

The president of the French Football Federation, Noel Le Graet, has insisted that he wants current national team boss Didier Deschamps to remain in his role - even if France are dumped out of the World Cup by England at the weekend.

Deschamps, 54, has been at the helm for over a decade and became just the third man in history to win a World Cup as both a player and a manager after guiding France to glory back in 2018.

France cantered into the last eight of the current tournament to book a date with England, but speculation linking French icon Zinedine Zidane with Deschamps' role has persisted.

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