Deschamps kicked out of the WhatsApp of the World Champions of France 1998 because he never replies – Corriere.it

It has happened to (almost) everyone to be swept away by a WhatsApp chat and now it has also happened to Didier Deschamps, coach of France, freshly confirmed until 2026 and still embittered and disappointed by the World Cup final lost on 18 December in Qatar against Lionel Messi’s Argentina.

What are we talking about? The current technical commissioner of Les Bleus was in the chat of friends of the 1998 World Champion group (3-0 to Ronaldo the Phenomenon’s Brazil thanks to Zidane’s brace and Petit’s signing), but as reported by the French newspaper The team something broke in that virtual locker room. Was a sort of chat conceived as a “family reunion”as many exist between former schoolmates or former colleagues, in which to exchange greetings and make appointments for the classics reunion.

Well, the too many commitments of the Bleus coach would have ended up creating a short circuit at the level of relationships, with unimaginable consequences. Until the break. Practically, the absences of Deschamps to returnees considered more important than others, such as Zidane’s 50th birthday to be celebrated together in Marrakech, rather than the dinner of the 24 years since the triumph of ’98, deserted by the captain of that group capable of conquering the first World Cup (the second Deschamps conquered as coach at Russia 2018), created the rift with former teammates.

Although on the first occasion there had been the death of Deschamps’ father and in the last one the commitments with France for Qatar 2022, the group of friends decided to exclude it. They seem like “clan” rules, but there are locker room friendships so consolidated that they follow the same logic even at the end of their careers. And Didier has paid the price.