Didier Deschamps, no stranger to charitable efforts in the Principality, brought joy to one young fan of the French national football team on Sunday by turning up at a surprise birthday party for the seriously ill 13-year-old.

The French coach had responded to an invitation from the Monaco association “Friends of Lebanon Monaco” to join Renaud and his family at a Monaco coffee shop.

As special presents, Didier offered a gift of a shirt signed by all the French players and a football that he signed in the presence of the young fan.