Football: Deschamps on Rabiot recall, faces questions over similar recall for Benzema

France head coach Didier Deschamps said on Thursday that his authority is not in question after announcing Adrien Rabiot as a member of the squad that will face Sweden and Croatia in the UEFA Nations League despite the Juventus midfielder's past misbehaviour with the national team. "If you have the slightest doubt about my authority, I can assure you in a second that there is no risk at all" Deschamps said. Deschamps also gave a surprise recall to the Juventus midfielder, who fell out with the coach after asking to be taken off the list of reserve players for the 2018 World Cup. France travel to play Sweden near Stockholm on September 5th and then host Croatia at Stade de France three days later.