France head coach Didier Deschamps has filed a complaint for defamation against Manchester United great Eric Cantona.
Cantona gave an interview to the Guardian newspaper in the UK in May 2016 where he questioned Deschamps' handling of Karim Benzema and Hatem Ben Arfa.
Benzema was barred from France's Euro 2016 plans when he was implicated in an attempted extortion targeting his one-time international team-mate Matthieu Valbuena.
France's Court of Cassation, the country's highest appeals court, annulled the validity of the investigation into Benzema's alleged involvement in the blackmail plot in July and he has been available for international selection since Euro 2016.