ROTHERHAM: France brushed off suggestions of dressing room disquiet to smash Italy 5-1 and launch their Euro 2022 campaign in style on Sunday.
Grace Geyoro hit a first half hat-trick as Les Bleues were 5-0 up by the break in Rotherham with Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Delphine Cascarino also on target.
France boss Corinne Diacre controversially left out the experienced Amadine Henry and Eugenie Le Sommer from her squad for the tournament.
That move had been questioned as further proof of Diacre’s inability to handle big characters after criticism of her handling of the 2019 World Cup on home soil.
However, the strength of French women’s football still left…
