Paris Saint-Germain forward, Kylian Mbappe, has been named the new captain of the France national football team by coach, Didier Deschamps.
Speaking to the media, Deschamps said:
Kylian ticks all the boxes to have this responsibility. On the pitch as well as within the squad, by being a key element.
Mbappe, who has 66 caps and 36 goals for France, is taking over the captaincy from Hugo Lloris who retired from international football after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Atletico Madrid attacker Antoine Griezmann was named vice-captain after Manchester United centre-back Raphael Varane also hung up his boots following the defeat to Argentina in December.
Mbappe, who has played 66 times for his country, had been heavily linked with the role for weeks and scored a hat-trick in the World Cup final loss after helping Les Bleus to the title in 2018.
Source: ESPN
