At 40, Steve Mandanda announced this Wednesday the end of his professional career. Former emblematic captain of Olympique de Marseille and International Tricolore (35 selections), the French porter was free since July 1, date of the end of his contract with Stade Rennais. The coach of the French team, Didier Deschamps, paid tribute to him in a message relayed by The team.
“I would like to thank you for all that you could bring to the group, to myself, being captain at OM, with I believe a few titles, it goes back, and after with these very good years in the French team. Even if we did not only have moments of happiness – I had to tell you sometimes unpleasant things but it was not against you, you know it well -, humanly, you have always been someone very positive, a real leader. »» After Blaise Matuidi, Adil Rami and Raphaël Varane, Steve Mandanda is the fourth 2018 world champion to hang up the crampons.
