{"id":1300,"date":"2026-03-23T12:59:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T12:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ipsport.com.ng\/?p=1300"},"modified":"2026-03-23T12:59:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T12:59:22","slug":"arsenals-william-saliba-out-of-frances-u-s-friendlies-with-ankle-pain-maxence-lacroix-called-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipsport.com.ng\/?p=1300","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal\u2019s William Saliba out of France\u2019s U.S. friendlies with ankle pain, Maxence Lacroix called up"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The FFF said Saliba is suffering from “recurring pain his his left ankle”, which would require treatment and “a minimum rest period of 10 days”. Justin Setterfield \/ Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Arsenal\u2019s William Saliba has withdrawn from the France squad for this month\u2019s friendlies against Brazil and Colombia in the U.S., with Crystal Palace defender Maxence Lacroix called up to replace him.<\/p>\n

The French Football Federation (FFF) said in a statement<\/a> that Saliba is suffering from \u201crecurring pain his his left ankle\u201d, which would require treatment and \u201ca minimum rest period of 10 days\u201d.<\/p>\n

Saliba played 90 minutes in Arsenal\u2019s Carabao Cup final defeat to Manchester City at Wembley on Sunday, before the FFF\u2019s announcement.,<\/p>\n

Lacroix, 25, has earned his first full France call-up, boosting his chances of being involved in this summer\u2019s World Cup. He has played 43 games in \u200ball competitions for Palace \u200bthis season, impressing for Oliver Glasner\u2019s side.<\/p>\n

Saliba \u2060was initially named in a larger-than-usual 27-man France squad by head coach Didier Deschamps on Thursday.<\/p>\n

France \u200bwill face Brazil in Foxborough, Massachusetts on \u200bMarch \u206026 before taking on Colombia in Landover, Maryland on March 29.<\/p>\n

The 2022 World Cup runners-up are \u2060in \u200bGroup I at the upcoming \u200btournament in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, along with Senegal, Norway and a yet-to-be-determined winner from the inter-confederation \u200bplayoffs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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