Kylian Mbappe on Saturday paid tribute to outgoing France head coach Didier Deschamps for his years of service to the French football team.
In a post on X, Mbappe also apologised for not giving the decorated coach the farewell he would have liked.
“Putting words to what you brought over 14 years is very difficult, so major an actor were you in the revival of this team. I feel privileged to have been able to stand alongside one of the greatest legends of our country, and I hold only excellent memories of everything we lived through and accomplished together.”
Aujourd'hui est ta dernière danse.
Toi qui nous as tant donné.
Nous aurions dû t'offrir une meilleure fin, mais nous avons échoué.
Mettre des mots sur ce que tu as apporté pendant 14 ans est très difficile, tant tu as été un acteur majeur du renouveau de cette équipe. Les gens… pic.twitter.com/uGQIWqodgv
“I wish you the best in your new adventure, and thank you again for everything you brought to this jersey that means so much to us,” the forward tweeted on the eve of his side’s third-place match against England in Miami on Saturday night.
Deschamps will step down as France’s head coach after a 14-year-stint, a journey that began in July 2012. Under his tenure, France reached new heights, winning the 2018 World Cup and also reaching the finals of the 2022 edition and the 2016 Euros.
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Published on Jul 18, 2026