Your current location:HOME >sport >France coach Deschamps includes Kanté and Barcola in preliminary Euro 2024 squad 正文
TIME:2024-05-17 20:58:34 Source: Internet compilationEdit:sport
PARIS (AP) — Midfielder N’Golo Kanté was surprisingly included in France’s preliminary list of playe
PARIS (AP) — Midfielder N’Golo Kanté was surprisingly included in France’s preliminary list of players for the European Championship on Thursday, with coach Didier Deschamps also giving a first call-up to Paris Saint-Germain forward Bradley Barcola.
Kanté's return was not expected following the former Chelsea player’s departure to the lucrative Saudi league last summer after he struggled with injuries. The 2018 World Cup winner has not played for France since June 2022.
Deschamps said Kanté, who has played 53 matches with France, has rediscovered his form at Al-Ittihad.
“He has had a full season, albeit not in a European league as he plays in Saudi Arabia, where he has regained his full physical fitness,” Deschamps said as he announced his squad on French TV channel TF1.
Kanté won the Champions League with Chelsea in 2021 and was one of the best players in the Premier League when he earned back-to-back titles with Leicester (2016) and Chelsea (2017). He’s the first player who moved to the Saudi league to get called up by France.
Shanghai sculpture show sees Rodin, Sanxingdui in dialogue2024-05-17 20:56
Team China Wins Bronze in Women's 3000m Relay2024-05-17 20:54
China Has Nearly 300 Million Students in 20212024-05-17 20:52
China's Judicial Authorities Strengthen Protection of Women, Children2024-05-17 20:24
Int'l plum blossom festival kicks off in Nanjing2024-05-17 19:58
Beijing Ready for 2022 Winter Olympics2024-05-17 19:51
China Has Nearly 300 Million Students in 20212024-05-17 19:47
Chinese Procurators Help Schools Promote Legal Work, Campus Security2024-05-17 19:40
Photographer gives Greeks online tour of China2024-05-17 18:59
China Releases 52024-05-17 18:41
2022 China International Travel Mart to launch in Kunming2024-05-17 20:54
China Launches Campaign Against Women, Child Trafficking2024-05-17 20:48
2nd Chinese People's Police Day Marked Across China2024-05-17 20:39
Pema Tseden's posthumous film 'Snow Leopard' shines with spiritual depth2024-05-17 20:13
A Star in Her Own Right — Ye Shuhua Dedicates Life to Development of Nation, Astronomy2024-05-17 20:12
Tibet Helps over 690,000 Farmers, Herders Find Jobs in 20212024-05-17 19:10
China to Launch TCM Pilot Projects on Myopia Prevention2024-05-17 18:56
China Issues Guideline to Ramp up Support, Assistance for Disabled2024-05-17 18:50
Giving Children in Mountains More Chances to Excel in Life2024-05-17 18:18
Feature: Beijing Normal University Pioneers Integrating Sports, Education2024-05-17 18:15