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Why Kante is still crucial for France - Giroud
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- Published57 minutes ago When we were both back at Chelsea after we had won the World Cup together with France in 2018, N'Golo Kante said to me, "Oli, I think I am going to retire from the national team."
- I told him, 'no NG, look, you are top of the world.
- That was eight years ago, and NG - which is what all his friends and team-mates call him - is still going for France, and is still a crucial player for Les Bleus.
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Published57 minutes ago When we were both back at Chelsea after we had won the World Cup together with France in 2018, N'Golo Kante said to me, "Oli, I think I am going to retire from the national team."
I told him, 'no NG, look, you are top of the world. I can understand why you are saying this, but you need to carry on. You are too young to stop.'
That was eight years ago, and NG - which is what all his friends and team-mates call him - is still going for France, and is still a crucial player for Les Bleus.
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