We talked a lot about Vikash Dhorasoo during the January transfer period, when everybody, but everybody was interested in our guy Vikash. The reason again, was that he’d been fired by PSG, leading to free agent status, leading to no transfer fee, leading to… Well, let’s just say that our Vikash was one [...]

How did I miss this last summer? Yes, I found it kind of odd that Sidney Govou, the hero of September’s France-Italy Euro ‘08 qualifier with two goals, wasn’t starting for his club at Lyon. But coaches can be quirky, and Sidney did break into the starting eleven before too long, so I [...]

For me, the funniest thing about Claude Makélélé is how English announcers pronounce his name. MACK-uh-Lay-lee, kind of rhymes with Ukelele. But of course that’s not important. It just strikes my funny bone every time I watch a game with English commentary like yesterday’s Carling Cup final.
But anyhow. I love the [...]

The important Euro ‘08 qualifier, France-Lithuania, is four weeks from today. That means it’s time to start looking ahead to what we’ll be seeing in the game. With that in mind, here are a few injury updates:
First, the bad news. Captain Patrick Vieira suffered a thigh injury last week for Inter [...]

I have a file in my computer’s “France Football” filing cabinet labeled “Hopefuls.” It’s where I keep all of the articles about the players who are still anxiously awaiting their first cap for the national team.
The France team at the moment might seem pretty static. Not a lot of important changes [...]

So. Zidane’s in Thailand. Where “he will train 40 players chosen from eight schools in the province and donate 1,000 footballs to provincial authorities.” He will also “play a charity match with leading players and film stars from Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia at the Chiang Mai municipal stadium. ”
And he’s getting [...]

Bleus striker Louis Saha is worried. There’s a lot of competition for the striker positions on the France National Team, and Louis fears that he’s just not flashy enough to stand out.
And you know, he may be right. When you think of “France Striker,” Louis is probably not the first to [...]

France, Champions League, and Other Irrelevant Stuff

First off, I still haven’t forgiven Setanta for not showing the Lyon-Roma game. Real Madrid vs Bayern? Inter Milan vs Valencia? Oh, puhleeze. You want to show real football? Show Lyon.
But at any rate, the Champions League does offer a lot of opportunities to see some of our French [...]

Call the mental health journals. I think I’ve discovered the cure to depression, bipolar disorder and pretty much any other mental illness, at least for soccer fans:
Have people watch old games when they already know their beloved team is going to win.
Seriously. I signed up for Setanta Broadband late last week [...]