PARIS:

Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday criticised the "serious and avoidable" injuries suffered by Ousmane Dembele and Desire Doue while on international duty with the France national team.

After the PSG stars were both forced off during France's 2026 World Cup qualifying win over Ukraine on Friday, their club sent a letter to the French Football Federation (FFF) requesting better "medical and sporting coordination between clubs and the national team".

PSG, who will be without a hamstrung Dembele for around six weeks and Doue for some four weeks with a calf issue, are "urgently requesting a new protocol... that is more transparent and collaborative" regarding player health, they announced in a statement on their website Sunday.

The European champions said they "had provided the FFF with

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