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The France coach, Corinne Diacre, has been shocked by the “violence” and “dishonesty” of what she sees as an attempt to destabilise her after reports that she will be replaced before the Women’s World Cup.

Diacre said she is determined to remain in charge and to “bring honour to France during the next World Cup”. She added: “I endured, not without great suffering, the display of slander, untruths and ambitions of some and others … I have been the subject of a smear campaign that is astonishing in its violence and dishonesty.”