France
Back-to-back World cup qualifying wins for France have merely papered over the cracks.
France’s World Cup qualification double header against Lithuania netted Raymond Domenech’s team the required six points, but it was an awfully laboured affair. Read more
Previous Dispatches from France
March 2009
What a difference a year makes. Twelve months ago Alain Perrin was sitting on top of the world, guiding runaway leaders Lyon to their seventh successive championship.
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March 2009
France’s 2-0 home defeat in Wednesday’s friendly against Argentina was a fair result. The South American team showed all the qualities you’d expect of an outfit that has aspirations of winning the World Cup in South Africa 18 months from now.
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March 2009
France’s 2-0 home defeat in Wednesday’s friendly against Argentina was a fair result. The South American team showed all the qualities you’d expect of an outfit that has aspirations of winning the World Cup in South Africa 18 months from now.
Read more
February 2009
France’s 2-0 home defeat in Wednesday’s friendly against Argentina was a fair result. The South American team showed all the qualities you’d expect of an outfit that has aspirations of winning the World Cup in South Africa 18 months from now.
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February 2009
Perhaps it was the current financial crisis that curbed everyone’s enthusiasm to spend or maybe it is just the fact that France is lagging behind as a desirable destination for players these days.
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January 2009
Luis Fernandez is one of the best-known and most controversial figures in French football.
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