Even the Elephants are angry at Thierry…
It has been a while since we have caught up with the team, potential teammates, managers and alumni during the international down-time.

Today marks the first day that I was proud to have Raymond Domenech represent France. The man has managed to string together several intelligent words and shown [...]

Not to dwell on the play-off saga any longer, but I missed this story about Domenech fighting with Bixente Lizarazu(former Bordeaux, Bayern, Marseille and France defender) on the French National Radio minutes after beating Ireland. If you can’t understand the video, this article should help you understand what is going on. Interesting tidbits [...]

…and no, I’m not talking about Domenech (though he crashed too). The most hilarious part has to be the speculation as to whether he was the one driving.

I hate to say it, but this video of France’s team bus is a fairly accurate reflection of the squad’s performance in Swissaustria.

I’m researching a post for World Cup Blog’s main page on the incomparable announcer Thierry Gilardi, who passed away last month while I was in France. (If you’re a France fan, you know his voice, even if you don’t realize it.)
In the process I thought I’d share with you a couple of [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Thought you might enjoy this photo of Zidane in Brazil. The article said “indoor soccer” but it looks more like Futsal to me. Zizou’s team lost 4-3. The article says he was “slightly out-of-shape”
We should all be so out of shape.
He was there to do some charity work.
“It was a [...]

Imagine my surprise when this headline showed up in my inbox. I had these visions of Zizou and Veronique selling off Luca and Theo to promote the game worldwide. And I’m thinking, “Wow. What an incredible sacrifice for the good of the game!”
Alas, there is apparently a dog by the same [...]

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!)