Exit the small, crowded and overheated room, the long hours of legal duels and the angry or amused expressions of Didier Deschamps as he listens to the arguments of the opposing party. A little more than two months after the trial, on November 20, 2025, between Daniel Riolo and the coach of the Blues, justice delivered its judgment this Friday afternoon.
Releasing his truth: Daniel Riolo is acquitted and his comments on the communication from the boss of the France team, around Karim Benzema’s withdrawal for the 2022 World Cup, do not deserve the criminal conviction that “DD” demanded.
