Deschamps sad at Griezmann The Best snub

France boss Didier Deschamps has expressed his surprise and disappointment that Antoine Griezmann was not on FIFA’s ‘The Best’ shortlist.

The Atletico Madrid and France forward was not included on the shortlist, which included Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric, Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah of Liverpool.

“I am disappointed in the exclusion,” Deschamps told reporters.

“I will not say that it is unfair because that would mean the three others who are on the shortlist would not deserve it.

“They deserve it but what I can say is that Antoine and a few other French players would have deserved to be on that list too.

“And I hope I would not be accused of national chauvinism, but when you consider their achievement with their national team this summer and what they have done with their clubs too, they deserve it.

“Antoine won the Europa League too and was a key player in the final.”

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