During the season when you’ll find most football players sunning themselves on exotic beaches, our guy Lilian Thuram has been spending time promoting peace in Liberia.
(Seriously, did you expect anything different? I love this man.)
Attending a series of events on Sunday, Mr. Thuram called on Liberian youth to [...]

Did you know that former Bleus goalkeeper Fabien Barthez shares a birthday with former Denver Broncos’ dual-Super Bowl winning quarterback John Elway? Okay, it’s probably not significant for you, but since I’m from Denver and remember not only both Super Bowl wins but all the Elway losses… Well, let’s just say that both [...]

Where were you one year ago today? Glued to your TV, watching France’s amazing 3-1 comeback win against Spain? That’s certainly where I was. (Watching it on the Spanish language channel, which was the only channel I had at the time carrying the games. And I don’t speak Spanish.)
If [...]

I almost missed this one, but I still have two hours of June 26 left here on the west coast in which to wish Samir Nasri a happy 20th birthday. Yes, Samir Nasri, one of the faces of Les Bleus’ future, turned all of twenty years old today.
To celebrate, let’s take another look [...]

When everybody finally signs a contract, transfer season will at last be over and you will be able to breathe again. Nope, sorry, we’re not there yet. But we’re getting closer.
First, in case you’ve been living under a rock for the past few days, yes, Thierry Henry signed for Barcelona, passed the physical [...]

Does it amaze anybody else that two great French footballing talents share the same birthday? It also amazes me that when I went into Wikipedia to doublecheck my dates, Zidane’s age had already been changed. I find it kind of frightening that there are some in this world more obsessive that I. [...]

France Transfer Rumors: The Usual Suspects

First, a quick update on the players we’ve already talked about. Thierry Henry? We’ll talk about him in a second. David Trezeguet? Most recently linked to Valencia, but rumors about him staying at Juventus are still swirling. Juve seems to have moved on, however, and is being linked to [...]

Barney Ronay of Guardian Unlimited has given us a very funny satirical piece on the Thierry Henry transfer. Or non-transfer. Whatever.
(For the record, the most recent rumors seem to be linking Henry to Barcelona again and Trezeguet to Valencia. So much for rekindling that Titi-David synergy at Arsenal.)
From [...]

Rumors, transfer rumors everywhere. I love transfer time, because you can spread all of the gossip you want and nobody ever holds you responsible when it turns out not to be true. So let’s continue with more rumors. Which other France players may (or may not) be going somewhere?
It’s been [...]