From his 103 caps as a player and his twelve years at the head of the France team, Didier Deschamps has seen jerseys parade.
This Monday, the French football federation formalized the new outfit that the Blues will wear during the Euro (June 14-July 14), but also Thierry Henry's players and Hervé Renard's players for the Paris 2024 Olympics (July 26-August 11).
The reference to the heroes of 1984, winners of the European Championship in France forty years earlier, is important.
Which does not displease the 1998 world champion.
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“
I don’t think it’s bad
,” smiles DD, who had been aware for months of the style chosen by the federation’s teams.
Afterwards, the tastes, the colors... The rooster?
Yes, it's changing... I've seen quite a few in the last twelve years.
The vintage appearance to recall our illustrious winners of the European Championship.
Afterwards, the merchandising... But it's nice to change every two years
.
We only hear those who don’t like it
.”
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Kylian Mbappé's partners, returning to Clairefontaine this Monday, will wear their new tunic on Saturday in Décines against Germany, before doing the same in Marseille against Chile next Tuesday.
Identical situation for Thierry Henry's players, who are preparing for the Olympics this week, with two meetings against Ivory Coast on Friday and the United States on Monday, in Châteauroux and Sochaux.