Dimitri Payet turns up to France training in yet another ridiculous outfit… while Paul Pogba wears something normal


FRENCH players arrived for training today ahead of their World Cup qualifiers – and Dimitri Payet stood out from the crowd in an outrageous black and white tracksuit.

A host of stars turned up at the French national football centre in Clairefontaine ahead of their home World Cup qualifier against Sweden on Friday, with the West Ham winger stealing the show.

Dimitri Payet arrives in a shocking black and white tracksuit - not the first time he has worn questionable clothing
Dimitri Payet arrives in a shocking black and white tracksuit – not the first time he has worn questionable clothing
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Paul Pogba looked fairly understated in a bomber jacket and baseball cap
Paul Pogba looked fairly understated in a bomber jacket and baseball cap
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Dimitri Payet made an equally daring fashion statement as he turned up last May
Dimitri Payet made an equally daring fashion statement as he turned up last May
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The one-piece outfit with zigzagging white lines made Payet look like he should be going to do a skydive – but the Premier League wizard looked happy enough with his fashion choice.

It is not the first time he has worn ludicrous clothing to national team training – in May he wore a £1,200 Philipp Plein matching top and trousers.

That pricey top featured a menacing-looking skull as well as the stars and stripes of the United States flag - and while this black and white effort is not as garish, it is not less bizarre.

Other stars known for their outlandish taste in clothes were actually rather understated - as Paul Pogba and Olivier Giroud arrived in regular jackets, caps and shirts.

Antoine Griezmann and Samuel Umtiti wore all black numbers ahead of the Sweden game at the Stade de France - before they face the Ivory Coast next week at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens.

Arsenal forward Olivier Giroud channelled his inner lumberjack with this shirt
Arsenal forward Olivier Giroud channelled his inner lumberjack with this shirt
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Antoine Griezmann and Samuel Umtiti wore all black as they turned up for training
Antoine Griezmann and Samuel Umtiti wore all black as they turned up for training
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Keeper Steve Mandanda is all smiles despite his woeful display for Crystal Palace at the weekend
Keeper Steve Mandanda is all smiles despite his woeful display for Crystal Palace at the weekend
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Keeper Steve Mandanda also wore black as he arrived smiling - despite the woeful error for Crystal Palace at the weekend.

With seven points from three games, France are level top of Group A with Sweden- and head coach Didier Deschamps has recalled Juventus left-back Patrice Evra for the upcoming World Cup Qualifiers.

Former Manchester United star Evra has 80 caps and was captain of France at the South Africa World Cup in 2010 but at 35 has fallen down the pecking order to the extent he was excluded from recent squads.


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