The coach of the Blues announced the extension of his contract at the general meeting of the French Football Federation on Saturday. Rumors on this extension ran since the unhappy final of the World Cup.
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She was waiting. The extension of Didier Deschamps at the head of the French team was officially announced on Saturday January 7, by the principal concerned, during the general assembly of the FFF.
Rumors on the extension of the Didier Deschamps contract, coach of the French team since 2012, have been running from the World Cup final, during which the Blues bowed to Argentina. Friday, Mr. Deschamps met the president of the French Football Federation (FFF), Noël Le Graët, about his future among the Blues, the main point of disagreement residing in the duration of the contract proposed to the coach.
The latter wanted to stay in his duties until the 2026 World Cup, when Mr. Le Graët preferred him, extending his coach until 2024, at the end of the euro which will take place in Germany.