
France women's team coach Hervé Renard urged football federation bosses to take more care over when international games are played after his side took to the field for a World Cup warm-up friendly at the same time as the first leg games in the quarter-finals of the Uefa Champions League.
France beat the Olympic champions Canada 2-1 at the Stade Marie-Marvingt in Le Mans in front of nearly 15,000 fans.