Alou Diarra was one of the 11 World Cup players to make Blanc’s first Euro qualification squad.  Will Blanc trust him to captain the national team like he trusted him to lead Bordeaux?
Blanc chose a squad of 21 players to face Belarus and Bosnia in France’s first qualification matches for Euro 2012.  In the [...]

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 [...]

Well, we discussed the possibility of this a few months ago. During the World Cup, the investigation was (at least publicly) put on pause. Now that its over and Ribery had a chance to go on a nice family holiday, the investigation resumed and culminated today in the indictment of Frank Ribery and [...]

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 [...]

I didn’t think France could do any worse than their disastrous performance during Euro 2008. But when it comes to defying expectations – or the lack thereof – no one does it better than Domenech and his crew.
The match against South Africa will probably go down as the lowest moment in the history of [...]

Since the team hasn’t been inspiring lately – hopefully these France fans can help you get energized for France’s last stand today!
Even though Les Bleus are literally in the middle of a melt down (see the full timeline of events, which I’ve continued to update as reports surface), we still have one more game [...]

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 [...]

Lately, all that seems to be in the news is Yoann Gourcuff’s social tribulations. His teammates don’t like him, won’t pass to him, refuse to eat with him, and won’t partner with him during Playstation hour. The reason? Supposedly, it’s because he looks like an underwear model, he’s the darling of the media, the fans [...]