France: Zinédine Zidane brings a breath of fresh air to Les Bleus

For his first squad announcement on Friday, new France boss Zinédine Zidane made it clear he intends to break with Didier Deschamps. Five new faces, an attacking philosophy ... Ahead of his first games in charge in the Nations League, “ZZ” is bringing a breath of fresh air to Les Bleus.

Elsewhere in the sporting world, England are turning the page on the World Cup. Third at the last tournament, the Three Lions return to action with two big names left out this summer: Cole Palmer and Trent Alexander-Arnold. Phil Foden, meanwhile, has not been recalled.

No international retirement for Cristiano Ronaldo. CR7 features in the squad named by new Portugal boss Jorge Jesus.

A first for Patrick Vieira. The 1998 World Cup winner, now in charge of Senegal, announced a 29-man squad on Friday for upcoming Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifiers against Ethiopia and Mozambique. Sadio Mané misses out through injury.

In Ligue 1, Monaco are the new leaders. ASM moved top after beating Lens 2-1 on Friday. In the Premier League, Chelsea were blown away at Brentford, suffering a 3-0 defeat. In Germany, Bayern Munich put on a show: a Michael Olise hat-trick and a Harry Kane brace inspired the Bavarians to a thumping 7-0 win over Union Berlin.

And finally, France are already up against it in the Davis Cup. Les Bleus trail Canada 2-0 after the opening day.