Are Nicolas Anelka and PSG a match made in heaven or what?
I adore them. They charm me. There’s a roughness and an edge and a vitality to both that I love.
Seriously, when I was in Paris in September, I came home with a PSG keychain for my son. And it’s [...]

Can you believe that Euros are less than two months away? That’s feeling painfully close.
So close that it’s time to mark our calendars for May 18 — the day that Raymond Domenech will announce the squad for Euros. Kind of.
Apparently he’s going to name more than the 23 players allowed on the roster, [...]

No time for a real post today, but I’d be remiss in my duties if I didn’t point you to some posts you might be interested in.
First, we’re starting Euro coverage over at the Euro ‘08 page of World Cup Blog. I did a quick Thierry Henry profile that included an excellent video from [...]

It’s funny. There are multiple videos of Ribery scoring the penalty after Anelka got flipped, but this was the only one I found of the spectacular act itself. But this, with its multiple replays in slow motion, was more than enough.
(For the record, I don’t agree with the sentiments expressed [...]

I am back in the States at last. My trip was fantastic. Huge thanks to Jeff for his coverage while I was gone!
As I was surfing the web this morning, my first morning back, I realized something: I have gone far too long without giving you a photo of a French player [...]