Reader Glatisant asked if we have news about our favorite rightback Willy Sagnol. Coincidentally, guess what just appeared in my inbox? A Goal.com article on that very subject.
And the prognosis is?
Uncertain. But hopeful.
“A new year means a new start” the French right-back explained. “I’m going to work hard and [...]

So when does it mean when people halfway across the world see photos like this and immediately think of me?
What does it mean? I’ll tell you what it means.
It means: DAMN, I love this gig.
(Wait. Did I just say that?)
(Thanks, Massaer!)

Zidane can go for months and months without talking with the press, and then BOOM. A very long an interesting interview.
The last big interview I saw with Zidane was close to a year ago, and he sounded unsettled. Now he sounds happy with life, thrilled to be spending time on charity [...]

If Bolton manager Gary Megson and Chelsea manager Avram Grant hadn’t come to terms that allowed Nicolas Anelka to go to Chelsea, I think I would have cried. I’m serious.
There for awhile things looked dicey. Chelsea offered a rumored £12 million. Bolton was demanding £15 million. Bolton needed him [...]

So let’s say you’re a high-quality player. You’re trying to make a good impression on a coach who hasn’t recognized your abilities. What do you do?
If you’re Philippe Mexès, you say that the team you’re trying to play for is going to lose to your arch-rivals.
“The 25-year-old thinks that world champions Italy [...]

I realized that I asked everybody else for your starting XI but never wrote out my own. So here they are. Some are purely rational, others just because I like them. My first choice is listed first, second choice in parentheses. Like I said before, I went with 4-4-2 because I [...]

I love it when the name “Lizarazu” pops up in my inbox. I know it’s going to be something fun. He’s not playing any more, so it won’t be an injury list, or a game recap, or anything normal and boring like that. Instead I get news like the “attempting to make [...]

I just realized that I had no idea when our boys’ next game was scheduled, which means it’s time for a calendrier update.
To get ready for Euros:
Wednesday, February 6
Friendly
Spain-France at Malaga
Wednesday, March 26
Friendly
France-England at Stade de France
Tuesday, May 27
Friendly
France-Ecuador at Grenoble, Stade des Alpes
Saturday, May 31
Friendly
France-Paraguay at Stadium de Toulouse
Tuesday, June 3
Friendly
France-Colombia at [...]

I am checking Google News about five times a day for transfer rumors about a Nicolas Anelka trade. Five times a day. I’m not exaggerating. I wrote up my thoughts in an article for the main page at The Offside here.
I have no idea why I want this so badly [...]

Okay, ladies and gents, it’s now 2008 and time to get the party (and the blog) going again. Hope you all had wonderful holidays. I did, and now I’m thrilled they’re over.
I want to know your preferred starting XI for Euros. I’m not listing mine just yet, but I’ll throw [...]