BREAKING!! Mbappe Is The New Captain Of France (SEE DETAILS)
The France national team has picked Kylian Mbappe, a forward for Paris St. Germain, as its new captain.
Hugo Lloris, a goalkeeper for Tottenham who retired from international football in January, is replaced by him.
Since making his senior debut for France in 2017, Mbappe, 24, has accumulated 66 caps.
“Kylian meets all the requirements to have this responsibility,” France manager Didier Deschamps told French TV channel TF1 in an interview to be aired on Sunday.
“On the field as in the life of the group, by being a unifying element.”
The French Football Federation (FFF) confirmed Deschamps had named Mbappe as captain and Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann as vice-captain on social media on Tuesday.
