Soccer-Maignan grabs the spotlight after emerging from Lloris's shadow


Soccer Football - Euro 2024 - France Training - Paderborn Arena, Paderborn, Germany - June 24, 2024 France's Mike Maignan during training REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo

HAMBURG, Germany (Reuters) - Stepping out of the shadow of France’s most capped international would not have been easy, but goalkeeper Mike Maignan has emerged as one of his country’s leading performers at the European Championship in Germany.

For more than a decade Hugo Lloris kept goal for France, playing more matches at a major tournament than any other Frenchman and going on to become the country’s most capped footballer.

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