straight to your inboxFrance manager Didier Deschamps defended his decision to call up Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma over Manchester City star Aymeric Laporte on Tuesday, before his side went on to lose to minnows Finland the following day.Despite establishing himself as one of the best centre-backs in the Premier League - perhaps second only to Liverpool's Virgil Van Dijk - Laporte has repeatedly been snubbed by the national team and is yet to even make his debut for France.The 26-year-old has been called up to the squad on four occasions, without making it off the bench, but he had to pull out the last time he was selected in 2019 after suffering the lateral meniscus injury that ruled him out of action for much of last season.Following his.
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