Every time I think everyone is ready to stop talking about Henry’s handball against Ireland, it is brought up again. The issue, which was voted the “French Sports Story of the Year” has dominated the headlines since it happened two months ago.
I’m not saying that issues like this should be [...]

Don’t look so sad, Ray! I bet you won’t miss us just as much as we won’t miss you!
Today, FFF President Escalettes announced that we will know the next French coach before the 2010 World Cup– we may even know as early as May.
We have already discussed how much the [...]

In response to rumors that the FFF may send a few babysitters with Raymond to the World Cup, the FFF President has issued a soft denial- stating that this approach is unnecessary since Domenech is a “big boy.” He goes on to explain that the “big boy” is building something positive with the team [...]

L’Equipe has reported that key French Football figures met in secret last weekend to discuss supporting Domenech in some capacity during the World Cup (and by support, they mean limit and restrict his influence and decision making). The “key French figures” reportedly include Frederic Thiriez, President of the LFP (Ligue de Football Professionel); Lyon [...]

Curious as to who Domenech and Henry think are the best in the world? See their votes here. Thoughts? Think Henry let his bias affect his ballot? And Domenech– the man is just full of surprises…

Today FIFA announced the 8 teams that will be seeded for the World Cup. If you had been browsing the English news lately, you might have seen a few articles preemptively criticizing FIFA for putting France in pot #1 for the World Cup draw (pot #1 contains the only seeded teams + the tournament [...]

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 [...]

Interesting interview with Patrice Evra this week on the fan culture in France, and particlarly the French fans’ habit of not supporting (or, to be more accurate, booing, whistling and ripping into) the French team.
“I have been very disappointed by the behaviour of the fans,” the 27-year-old told reporters. When we play [...]

Les Bleus will be traveling to Sweden for a friendly on August 20th, a game which will hopefully get the team ready for the World Cup qualifiers that will be starting soon.
There a lot of old faces on the squad, but there are also some players missing, including Franck Ribery and Francois Clerc, who [...]

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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, [...]