The 28-year-old France player, who played just 15 minutes during Euro 2024, is thinking about retiring from international competition.

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The 28-year-old star of France, Kingsley Coman, is thinking about quitting the national team after Euro 2024.

Thanks to some standout performances for teams like Juventus and current club Bayern Munich, Coman has been a member of Les Bleus’ senior squad since 2015.

 

Kingsley Coman, a star for France, is thinking about retiring from international competition at age 28.

 

Only 15 minutes were allotted to Bayern Munich star Coman during France’s 2024 Euro campaign.

 

However, when he took Ousmane Dembele’s place during the goalless draw with the Netherlands in the group stage of the European Championships in Germany, the winger was only able to play for fifteen minutes.

L’Equipe claims that the France international was “scarred” by a “bad experience” he had at the Euros.

The same source asserts that Coman worked extremely hard to earn a position in Didier Deschamps’ team after recovering from a hamstring ailment.

There have also been reports suggesting that the forward’s choice might have been influenced by the decision to keep Deschamps in charge for the 2026 World Cup.

 

The Bayern star’s decision to hang up his boots won’t be the first player from France to do so after retiring from international competition at such an early age.

After his team’s loss to Argentina in the 2022 World Cup final, 29-year-old Raphael Varane took the same action.

Coman has made 57 appearances for France and has eight goals.

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The Frenchman nonetheless scored five goals and three assists in 27 games across all competitions for Bayern, despite his season being plagued by injuries.

 

Despite reaching the semi-finals of Euro 2024, France did not fare well.

Spain defeated Deschamps’ team and will now play England in the final on Sunday.

Randal Kolo Muani’s goal against the Spaniards was the lone open play goal France scored the whole tournament.

 

Coman worked really hard to recover from an injury in time for Euro 2024.

 

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