France coach Deschamps to return home for mother’s funeral

NEW YORK, June 24– France head coach Didier Deshcamps will leave his side’s training camp and miss Les Bleus’ final group match against Norway to attend the funeral of his mother in France.

“Didier Deschamps will not be able to lead training sessions before the Norway-France match. He will not be on the bench on Friday for the final Group I game,” read a statement from the French Football Federation.