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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 [...]

Domenech Announces Preliminary World Cup Squad

Well, after all the drama, debates and anticipation- Raymond Domenech’s list of players who will be attending the training camp to compete for a spot to represent France in South Africa this summer is about to be announced live on French TV….
Source:  FFF

Keepers

Cédric Carrasso (FCG Bordeaux)
Mickaël Landreau (LOSC)
Hugo Lloris (Ol. Lyon)
Steve Mandanda (Ol. Marseille)

Defenders

Eric Abidal (FC Barcelone)
Gaël Clichy [...]

Les Bleus News Roundup

Just a few months ago, the idea of  Domenech calling-up  Cisse was a joke?  Will France’s striker crisis mean Domenech will actually call-up Cisse for the France World Cup team?

I’ve been fretting about this since the start of 2010 – but James Horncastle has produced a much more thorough analysis of how [...]

France vs. Spain Live Blog

France take on the current reigning European champions, Spain, in Paris this afternoon. To catch up on the pre-match details, see the match preview here and then join us around 10-15 minutes before kickoff (21:00 CET, 3:00 pm Eastern, 12:00 pm Pacific).

France vs. Spain: Match Preview

This afternoon, France will play in their game since they qualified for the World Cup in that controversial game against Ireland. For their first game to prepare for South Africa, France will see how they measure up to the reigning European champions and (one of the) favorites to win the tournament this summer. [...]

France News Roundup

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What if John Terry had been a member of the French team instead of England- how different would things be? Wenger explains what Sepp Blatter attempted to say (and failed miserably).
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Journey to the 2010 World Cup: First Stop, Spain

South Africa is now less than four months away (opening game is June 11th) and while most countries have arguably been preparing for this tournament for 4 years- Raymond Domenech has declared that his preparation will really start next Wednesday when France play Spain. Our approach to qualification makes so much more sense now…
But, [...]

France News Round-Up

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 [...]

France’s Euro 2012 Draw

Even though the World Cup still seems far away, the draw to qualify for Euro 2012 has already taken place. Sorry for the delay in reporting and general neglect on this blog recently. I’ve been incredibly busy at work and I contribute to two other Offside blogs (Marseille and Ligue 1 – check [...]

FIFA Disciplinary Committee Verdict on Henry: Not Guilty

As I said yesterday, I feared the worst from this hearing. I couldn’t imagine what value this whole show trial was to FIFA unless they were going to dole out a harsh punishment to set an example. Why else keep the discussion alive unless you are going to do something. Doing nothing [...]


 
 
 
 
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