Hugo Lloris

21 Mar

PSG’s Mbappe Replaces Lloris As France Captain

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Paris St-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe has been named as the new captain of the France national team. He succeeds Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, who retired from international football in January. Mbappe, 24, has 66 caps for France since making his senior debut in 2017. "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…

10 Jan

Hugo Lloris Announces Retirement From International Football

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Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has confirmed his retirement from international duty. The 36-year-old captained Les Bleus at the World Cup in Qatar, playing every minute of the knockout stages and becoming the team's record appearance-maker en route to falling to Argentina in the final. Now, with 145 caps to his name, Lloris has chosen to walk away from his national team. "It's not easy to announce, but after 14 years defending the shirt which I wore with great pleasure, pride, duty and a sense of responsibility, I believe I have reached the end," Lloris told L'Equipe. "I have decided to…