Lampard criticises France's handling of injured Kante

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Europa League Final - Chelsea Training - Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan - May 28, 2019 Chelsea's N'Golo Kante during training REUTERS/Aziz Karimov

LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has criticised France's handling of an injury that has ruled N'Golo Kante out of the Londoners' Premier League clash at home to Newcastle United on Saturday.

Lampard told reporters on Friday that midfielder Kante, who has had a stop-start season, was unavailable after returning from international duty.