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On the whistle at the top
Clément Turpin: The referee trusted with football’s biggest fixtures
A long run of major appointments — from Euro 2016 to Champions League and Cup finals — has made the French official one of Europe's go-to match referees ahead of the 2026 cycle
The tactician behind France's modern era
Didier Deschamps: the understated captain-turned-coach who shaped a generation
A defensive midfielder by trade and a pragmatic leader by instinct, Deschamps has guided France from 2012 into an era defined by a World Cup win and back-to-back finals
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