{"id":72928,"date":"2023-03-22T12:30:57","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T07:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=72928"},"modified":"2023-03-22T02:46:35","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T21:46:35","slug":"mbappe-named-new-france-captain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-sports-news\/mbappe-named-new-france-captain\/","title":{"rendered":"Mbappe named new France captain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FRANCE 21 Mar (Online): Kylian Mbappe has succeeded the retired Hugo Lloris as France captain, AFP reported.<\/p>\n<p>Paris Saint-Germain forward Mbappe, 24, accepted the proposal after discussions with coach Didier Deschamps earlier on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham goalkeeper Lloris brought an end to his international career in January after losing the World Cup final a month earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Lloris, 36, had been skipper for more than a decade.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The former Monaco attacker is vice-captain at PSG behind Brazil&#8217;s Marquinhos and led the side in the defender&#8217;s absence during Sunday&#8217;s loss to Rennes.<\/p>\n<p>His first game as captain will be Friday&#8217;s Euro 2024 qualifier against the Netherlands at the Stade de France.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FRANCE 21 Mar (Online): Kylian Mbappe has succeeded the retired Hugo Lloris as France captain, AFP reported. Paris Saint-Germain forward Mbappe, 24, accepted the proposal after discussions with coach Didier Deschamps earlier on Monday. 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