- ‘His disappointment is immense’ – France boss Didier Deschamps confirms Liverpool’s Hugo Ekitike will miss Wor Irish Independent —
- Hugo Ekitike ruled out of World Cup – France boss Didier Deschamps Belfast Telegraph —
- Hugo Ekitike to miss World Cup for France after suffering suspected ruptured Achilles LBC —
- Liverpool’s Hugo Ekitiké ruled out for rest of season and World Cup with France The Guardian —
- BREAKING: Liverpool's worst Hugo Ekitike fears confirmed as devastating injury update released Mirror —
- France forward Ekitike to miss World Cup after rupturing Achilles tendon The Straits Times —
- Hugo Ekitike out of World Cup as ruptured Achilles curtails his Liverpool season The Independent —
- France's Ekitiké ruled out of the 2026 World Cup due to injury Le Monde —
- Liverpool, France striker Hugo Ekitike out for 2026 World Cup UPI —
- I tore my achilles like Hugo Ekitike — and was never the same again The Times —
- Liverpool's Hugo Ekitike suffers suspected Achilles rupture, set to miss World Cup with France CBS Sports —
- Hugo Ekitike injury return timeline as new update emerges on Liverpool striker The Standard —
- Ekitike to miss World Cup with Achilles injury RTE —
- France's Ekitike out of World Cup with ruptured Achilles - reports The Straits Times —
- Liverpool fear lengthy lay-off for Ekitike BBC News —
- The painful Liverpool decision created by Hugo Ekitike’s disastrous injury The Independent —
- Hugo Ekitike 'out of the World Cup and rest of Liverpool's season': Worrying reports emerge from France on £79m striker's injury Daily Mail —
- Hugo Ekitike 'faces nine months out' as Liverpool star's World Cup dream dashed Mirror —
- Liverpool’s Hugo Ekitike set to be out for the rest of the year with ruptured Achilles Irish Times —
- Sources: Ekitike ruptures Achilles, misses WC ESPN —
Didier Deschamps
French association football player and manager (born 1968)
Didier Claude Deschamps, popularly known as Dédé, is a French professional football manager and former player who has been head coach of the France national team since 2012. He played as a defensive midfielder for several clubs, in France, Italy, England and Spain, namely Marseille, Juventus, Chelsea and Valencia, as well as Nantes and Bordeaux. Nicknamed "the water-carrier", Deschamps was an intelligent and hard-working defensive midfielder, who excelled at winning back possession and subsequently starting attacking plays, and also stood out for his leadership throughout his career. As a French international, he was capped on 103 occasions and took part at three UEFA European Championships and one FIFA World Cup, captaining his nation to victories in the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000.
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Didier Claude Deschamps
Hugo Ekitike out of World Cup