Archives for the ‘Off the Field’ Category
Zidane Speaks. And Jumps out of Airplanes
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 [...]
France WCB Roll Call
We’ve been at this for over a year now, and you know far more about me than I know about you.
I’ve enjoyed your comments (or your silent lurking) over the past year, but now I want you to tell me about yourself. Name (or pseudonym), location, what your connection is to the [...]
The Second Annual Unofficial Team Mom’s Christmas Gifts for her Beloved Bleus
I had so much fun playing Santa Claus last year that I thought I’d do it again! Gentlemen, here are my Christmas gifts, picked out and wrapped up special, just for you! (And again, if you don’t celebrate Christmas, just nod and say thank you, and remember: It’s the thought that counts.) [...]
I Probably Should Not be Posting This…
If you are easily offended, close your eyes while X-ing out of this post. Do it quickly and nobody gets hurt. But it made me laugh.
I get google alerts for most current French internationals and a lot of formers. This means that I get some great, up-to-date, footy-related news and the occasional [...]
Gifts for Henry
To take our minds off what’s going on in the next week, I thought I’d share a sweet set of photos from the fff.
Thierry Henry was presented with three jerseys at lunch today (or possibly yesterday.) They’re numbered 41, 42 and 43 in gold, and symbolize the three goals he scored on [...]
Happy Anniversary to Me!
I’ve been writing this blog for a year as of today. It’s been great fun and a great team. Here’s to wonderful things to write about in Euro ‘08 and beyond.
And this is not really relevant, but I was tickled pink just now to discover that the player profile I wrote on [...]

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