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Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial have withdrawn from the France squad for matches against the Netherlands and Uruguay due to injury, the French Football Federation said on Monday.

Belgium have edged ahead of France to take outright top spot in FIFA’s world rankings released on Thursday.

The corpse of foremost industrialist and philanthropist, Dr. Iyayi Efionayi, on Monday arrived the Benin airport in preparation for burial slated to take place in his country home in Egba, Uhunmwode Local Government Area of Edo, on a date…

“The most important thing is to get a seeding for the draw and that is possible if we get a few more points,” Koeman said after his side battled to a 1-1 draw with FIFA world number one Belgium in an  international friendly in Brussels on…

The 25-year-old, who lifted the World Cup with France in the summer, looks to be on the exit trail at Old Trafford due to an ongoing feud with manager Jose Mourinho.

Despite winning the first quarter of their play off against France by 20-18, the Nigerian side lost by 86-62 points on Saturday.

Deschamps said the misunderstood Manchester United midfielder had learn to cope with it. Pogba played an important role as France won the World Cup in Russia this year.

Spain’s Rafael Nadal maintained the No. 1 spot in the men’s Association of Tennis Professionals world singles rankings released on Monday with 8,760 points, ahead of Switzerland’s Roger Federer.

Benoit Paire made a remarkable Davis Cup debut for France, outplaying Pablo Carreno-Busta 7-5 6-1 6-0 in the opening rubber of the World Group semi-final tie against Spain on Friday.

The two men were charged in the city of Lyon on Wednesday with association with criminals and possession of explosives, the official said without naming the target or giving details of the plot.

The 31-year-old Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper admitted being more than twice above the drink-drive limit of 35 micrograms when he was stopped by police in central London last month.

World champions France had eight players, one less than former holders Spain in international players’ association FIFPro’s 55-name shortlist for its World XI of 2018 award.

Germany, 2014 world champions, crashed out of the World Cup in Russia in June at the group stage, their earliest exit in 80 years in the tournament.

Damilola Ayodeji, Information Officer of France Embassy to Nigeria, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja.

They will face a Germany team looking to recover from their humiliating early exit in Russia.

The Federal Government says it has entered into a new partnership with the governments of Niger, France and the United Kingdom to tackle cross border crimes.

Lloris, who won the World Cup with France last month, was stopped by police in central London in the early hours of Friday.

They thus secured a clash against Japan in the final match of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.

In the semi-final match played at the Stade de la Rabine, the Young Nadeshiko scored through Riko Ueki and Jun Endo in an impressive first-half display.

Scores of French football fans queued on Friday to snap up the first of the new shirts carrying a second star to mark the national team’s 2018 FIFA World Cup win.