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FIFA rejects France's request to wear black armbands to honour head coach's late mother
short by Anmol Sharma / on Saturday, 27 June, 2026
FIFA reportedly refused to allow France players to wear black armbands for their match against Norway in honour of head coach Didier Deschamps' mother, Ginette Deschamps, who died this week. The French football federation clarified that FIFA had already dedicated the tribute to honour the victims of the Venezuela earthquake, leaving no provision for an additional commemoration.
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