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French World Cup revolt reviewed at hearing

The federation's disciplinary body was expected to announce its conclusions later on Tuesday or on Wednesday.

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"The players now realise that they should never have done such a thing," former France team director Jean-Louis Valentin, who testified during the hearings, told reporters as he left the FFF building in the centre of Paris.

"We have to acknowledge that and they deserve another chance... Let's close this chapter and start another one," he added.

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