Withdrawn from the field for almost seven years now, the former tricolor international nevertheless remains much more exposed than its former sisters.
The turmoil that shook the French women’s team exposed Les Bleues as rarely. As much because of the coup that led to the dismissal of Corinne Deacon as the aura that accompanies Hervé Renard, the new tricolor coach. The effects were quickly felt. On Tuesday, the match once morest Canada was watched by 1.4 million viewers on W9, which is a record for a friendly match.
On Instagram, the account of the French women’s team also skyrocketed since the bar of 200,000 subscribers was easily crossed. With now 207,000 subscribers, Les Bleues have gained more than 25,000 new followers in a few weeks. Among the players selected by Hervé Renard, it is the returning Eugénie Le Sommer who is the most followed, with 357,000 subscribers, ahead of her captain Wendie Renard, 216,000 subscribers, and another Lyonnais, Delphine Cascarino, 205,000 subscribers.
Laure Boulleau panics the counters
Among the other Bleues of the moment, the palm in this area goes to … Kheira Hamraoui, followed in fact by 476,000 followers. Amandine Henry, with 247,000 subscribers. As for Marie-Antoinette Katoto, presented as the female Mbappé, she must be content with 164,000 subscribers.
But all active internationals must bow to Laure Boulleau. The former left side, who evolved for 12 seasons at PSG, exploded all scores with 760,000 subscribers. But more than his career in the field, concluded at only 29 years old with 65 selections and without the slightest title, it is his reconversion as a consultant at the microphone of Canal + which earned him such recognition.
