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Published 15:56 24 Apr 2018 BST
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"It means that a player has sold the selection. And that’s serious. It came back to me from several French journalists that Courtois' father was doing it. It means that you do not respect your homeland.
"I find it a shame, because I have to wait an hour before the match to have the opposition's selection. And that’s terrible.
"The opponent is gaining time. He can prepare everything. He knows everything. And that’s really dramatic. It never happened at the World Cup in Brazil."
Thierry Courtois, however, has denied any accusations of leaking information and insists that he has always been a model professional.
"I never in my life communicated a team composition to any journalist!!" he told DH. "Being a top player and also in a technical staff of a European level club, I know how delicate it is.
"My teammates and players also knew it. We work together for a long time to get results, I hate leaks!"Football

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