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David Trezeguet Retires From International Football
It seems that David Trezeguet has had enough.
In all honestly, I knew this was bound to happen, but it still makes me sad when a player hangs up his international boots, especially when they are forced into it.
While I freely admit that I don’t think Trezeguet has a place on the team anymore (even [...]
Romania vs. France Preview
726.
That’s how many days it’s been since France kicked off their 2006 World Cup campaign with an unimpressive draw against Switzerland. We all remember - quite painfully - how that tournament turned out. And we know now that being in second place is not enough. Les Bleus cheated themselves out of a World Cup victory, [...]
Benzema named Ligue 1’s Player of the Year
Karim Benzema has been name Ligue 1’s Player of the Year. He was handed the trophy by former top France player Zinedine Zidane. Expressions like “passing the torch” and “handing over the reins” come to mind.
Joking aside; I’d put down even money on Benzema to become the story of the tournament, leading all [...]
Malouda Finally Scores for Chelsea
I was in the middle of writing an email to Daryl, the editor at World Cup Blog and The Offside, where I was saying, “Chelsea. With the exception of Makelele, it’s where good French players go to get all the life sucked out of them.”
And as I was typing this (with the Newcastle-Chelsea game [...]
The Pure Prettiness of Julien Escudé
This showed up in my inbox today and I found it entertaining.
I’m not even going to pretend it’s about the play. It’s all about the pretty.
(Not that I, myself, notice these things. But you might enjoy them.)
Most of the recent news showing up in my mailbox say [...]
The World Needs More Makélélé
I don’t have a lot of time today, but I feel a need to post this just to get that Dhorasoo photo off the top of the page. (Hey, it seemed like a good idea at the time.)
Interesting career retrospective of one of our resident old guys, Claude Makélélé, over on the FIFA.com [...]
I’m Not Done with Sagnol Stuff Yet
It’s been a long time since we’ve done stuff on Willy Sagnol hasn’t it?
Well, technically, it was probably yesterday. But before that it was a long time.
So here’s a Willy Sagnol video. Normally I don’t have the attention span for these kinds of slideshow videos, especially set to the tunes of [...]
Sagnol is “Still Hopeful” about Euros. (Does This Break Your Heart or What?)
First, I want to welcome Inara to the France page. A lot of you probably know Inara as the writer of the wonderful Lyon page over at The Offside. She’s going to be joining Jeff and me in covering the France team as we head into Euros.
Only a month and a [...]
When Benzema is Carried off the Field, France Fans Sweat
Thierry Henry hasn’t had a great season this year. Nicolas Anelka hasn’t scored in twelve games.
And today Karim Benzema was carried off the field “clutching his knee.”
Lyon’s Brazil striker, Fred, was out with injury and the problems worsened when top scorer Karim Benzema left the field on a stretcher, clutching his knee, [...]
Anelka Wants to Invest in PSG
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 [...]
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