France vs Belarus

I’m not even sure crawling on your knees will get you out of this one hot-shot…
Well, I hope you didn’t think that hiring Blanc and celebrating his first selection yesterday meant the fall-out of the World Cup was over.  In fact, its just heating up in the land of the FFF.  Houllier is still fighting [...]

The 87 generation is back on top…can they rediscover their winning ways?
Well, we’ve wondered, debated and made a million recommendations of which 23 players should be included in this very important selection.  I say “very important” because being Blanc’s first selection it will set the tone for his reign.  it is imperative that this group [...]

Its a sad day we all knew was coming.  France’s all-time record goal scorer, Thierry Henry has officially hung up his boots for France.  His retirement was confirmed when he was unveiled as a Red Bulls player in New York.  He was quoted by the Associated Press as saying  this is “the end for me [...]

Not exactly a surprise at this point as this rumor is almost as old (and annoying) as Fabregas to Barcelona.  Though, when you prepare your (unfounded and uninformed) MLS insults, keep in mind that it still has more class than the Barcelona players who ambushed Cesc into wearing a Barcelona shirt (video here).
As a New [...]

With the events over the past few days, its easy to feel like the Bleus have turned their back on the fans
*Post written to the tune of Everybody Hurts by REM…audio at bottom of post (below the jump)*
Please note: The timeline of events has been updated thanks to additions and clarifications made in the [...]

So Domenech is giving us and the media a little hint of that bizarre sense of humor that made him famous infamous after losing Euro 2008.  But, unlike in 2008, I’m sympathetic to Domenech’s sass to the media.
First, the media never misses an opportunity to drag Domenech over the coals.  Sometimes its cruel- but most [...]

Bordeaux confirmed that Blanc is indeed leaving Bordeaux to coach Les Bleus – pending a final agreement on compensation for the club’s release of Blanc!  For more details, see the post I wrote the World Cup Blog front page.

Blanc – channeling his best Gourcuff with mullet look
As one our commenters, Benj, mentioned already- Didier Deschamps, the current coach of Olympique de Marseille and former France captain, gave a very interesting interview to L’Equipe practically outing Laurant Blanc as the next coach of Les Bleus.
This secret has been kept as badly as the [...]

Rayray – I knew you were into astrology, but who know you could channel spirits as well?
You’ve probably heard that France’s head coach, Raymond Domenech, released his preliminary list of players today for the World Cup- to see that list, see my previous post.  However, since he announced the group of players live on [...]