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- French stutter once again
France's World Cup preparations went from bad to worse as they suffered a shock 1-0 defeat to China.
Deng Zhuoxiang's 68th-minute goal was enough to hand Raymond Domenech and his team defeat in their third and final warm-up match, a week before their tournament opener against Uruguay.
Les Bleus were already hea View more »- Gallas should be ready for final France warm-up
Centre-back William Gallas is recovering from a stomach ache and should be fit to play in France's final World Cup warm-up against China on Friday, coach Raymond Domenech said on Thursday.
Gallas, who had been doubtful starter for the finals because of a calf injury, missed Wednesday's training session in the French View more »- France team attend a training session
France's national football team players run during a training session, on June 2, 2010 in Saint-Pierre, on the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion, as part of the preparation for the upcoming World Cup 2010. France have one remaining friendly scheduled against China in Reunion on June 4, 2010. They open their View more »- Thierry Henry dismisses reports of rift with France coach Raymond Domenech
Thierry Henry has dismissed media reports that France coach Raymond Domenech threatened to leave him out of the World Cup if he refused to be a substitute.
The Barcelona player, his country's former captain and most prolific scorer, started the first two warm-up games on the bench and is expected to do the same at W View more »- World Cup Watch: High profile rejects
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Age: 30Club: AC MilanCountry: BrazilBrazil coach Dunga has shocked some and disappointed many with the omission of Ronaldinho, a player who has twice won the Fifa World Player of the Year award. Despite his appearance in Nike's Write the Future World Cup adverts, Ronaldinho only made the standby View more »- Porn stars, biting dogs and goat sex: Weird World Cup - 100 Amazing Finals Facts, Parts 1-20
Every day this week we'll be bringing you 20 weird and wonderful facts from World Cup history. Starting today, fittingly enough, with numbers 1 to 20...
1) The 1990 'art' film Cicciolina And Moana At The World Cup features two porn stars who sleep their way through the opposition, tiring out star performers like thi View more »- Why France can't face its new national hero
Franck Ribéry is the focus of his country's World Cup hopes. But that doesn't make him universally popular as John Lichfield reports from Boulogne
Any Channel sea-farer landing in Boulogne-sur-Mer this month – in fact anyone travelling anywhere near to the town – will be confronted with a giant post View more »- Yoann Gourcuff applauds France's new attacking formation
Raymond Domenech is being urged by his players to let them keep playing attacking football at the World Cup, because they feel so comfortable in their new 4-3-3 formation.
Domenech switched to a more adventurous style in Wednesday's 2-1 win against Costa Rica, and the signs were encouraging enough for him to try it View more »- International Friendly: Tunisia – France
France continue their preparations for their upcoming World Cup campaign with a friendly against the struggling Carthage Eagles.
Kick-Off: Sunday, May 30, 2010. 22:00 CET. November 7th Stadium, Rades
Desperate Search For A Revival
Things have been far from pleasant for Tunisia fans in the past year. After failing View more »- Raymond Domenech Impressed By France After Friendly Win Over Costa Rica
'Dom' was left satisfied with les Bleus' win over the Ticos, indicating that it can be used as a building block for future success...
France coach Raymond Domenech was pleased with the flair and imagination his side showed during their 2-1 victory over Costa Rica on Wednesday evening in Lens.
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