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Be you a longtime follower or a newcomer to women’s football, you have probably heard that France are one of the favourites to go all the way at the 2022 Women’s European Championship (watch LIVE July 6-31 across ESPN networks in the U.S.).
A team overflowing with talent, France have reached the knockout stages of the past eight major tournaments (Euros, World Cups and Olympic Games) it has qualified for, all while domestic powerhouse Lyon have conquered Europe time and again, winning the Champions League a record eight times. Although Lyon are augmented with players from around the world, the club has long been a home to the majority of France’s best and brightest footballers.
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With all the quality in the side, the question lingers: when will France finally make good on their promise and win a major international trophy? Each new tournament brings about a new hope that is swiftly replaced with aching disappointment as Les Bleues bow out early and empty-handed.
With talent not an issue — particularly not since the arrival of striker Marie-Antoinette Katoto — other concerns come to the fore. Long-simmering infighting, political power struggles and off-the-pitch drama present problems that could again threaten France’s bid at the Euros — starting July 10 in a group with Italy, Iceland and Belgium. Possessing one of the finest attackers in the world in Katoto, this might be the best France team ever seen, but a win is far from certain — and anything other than three points could send the team into a spiral.
Finally, a goal-scoring striker arrives in Katoto
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