After the French football team were knocked-out of the euro 2012 in the quarter final stages, manager Laurent Blanc stepped down to be replaced by Didier Deschamps with whom he had played during a golden era of French football.

Deschamps captained the side that won the 1998 World Cup, and Euro 2000 and now becomes the fifth coach of 'les bleus' in ten years.

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