It arrived as a distraction Deschamps didn't need. The barely believable story came to light last month when his brother Mathias threatened to share 'explosive' revelations about the former Manchester United star to the public. Let's start with Paul Pogba and the story of a witchdoctor, alleged extortion and masked men holding him at gunpoint. With the World Cup in Qatar less than nine weeks away, shades of 2010 are beginning to haunt the halls of France's Clairefontaine base. Paul Pogba is out injured and is still reeling from, as he detailed to police in a statement, being held at gunpoint in an alleged extortion, 12 senior players have been ruled out through injury and star man Kylian Mbappe is at war with the French Football Federation over players' image rights. The rugby team only just seems to have shaken off their habit of being sucked into drama.īut heading into Nations League matches this week with Austria and Denmark, Deschamps' brow is more than furrowed.

It is never too far from the tip of the tongue when it comes to French national teams and sport.

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.The French national team is never far from controversy, as they found at the 2010 World Cup when players refused to train in protest after Nicolas Anelka was sent home from tournamentĭeschamps will not need reminding of how sour things developed at the end of Domenech's reign. All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200)Īll Time International Box Office (Rank 201-300)Īll Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200)Īll Time Domestic Box Office for Digital Animation MoviesĪll Time International Box Office for Digital Animation MoviesĪll Time Worldwide Box Office for Digital Animation MoviesĪll Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney MoviesĪll Time International Box Office for Walt Disney MoviesĪll Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies

Is bo the witch from brave