The captain of the women's football France team, Wendie Renard, was recalled Friday, March 31, to the Blues by the new coach, Hervé Renard, as Eugenie Le Sommer, top scorer in the history of the selection, who was dismissed for nearly two years.
Wendie Renard's decision (142 caps) in February to withdraw from the team led to the departure of former coach Corinne Diacre, sacked on March 9. Absent since April 2021, her OL teammate Le Sommer (33) is part of the first list unveiled by Hervé Renard for the friendly matches in preparation for the 2023 World Cup against Colombia and Canada.
🚨 The FIRST list of Les Bleues announced by Hervé Renard.
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Hervé Renard, the new coach of the Blues replacing Corinne Diacre, said he was focused "on the present" and said that his appointment was "a page that turns", during his first press conference.
"We can pay tribute to Corinne Deacon who obtained very good results. But it is a page that is turning, it must be as positive as possible, "said the technician, appointed Thursday, March 30, after the dismissal of Corinne Deacon following an internal slingshot. "What happened before, I wasn't there, it's none of my business, I'm focused on the present, the future," he added.
Appointed Thursday, Hervé Renard, who is 54 years old, was inducted with great pomp at the headquarters of the French Football Federation (FFF), in the presence of interim president Philippe Diallo and members of the recruitment committee that chose him.
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