Posts Tagged ‘players’
All World Cup players for France dropped for Norway friendly
Shh. Don’t tell Thierry Henry!
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New France coach Laurent Blanc Friday has punished the country’s farcical World Cup squad by dropping each of the 23 players for a friendly against Norway next month.
Blanc’s decision to take action was approved by the French Football Federation’s federal council after a meeting with Raymond Domenech’s successor in Paris.
France suffered a miserable World Cup campaign in South Africa, marked by striker Nicolas Anelka’s expulsion after his foul-mouthed tirade at Domenech, infighting, and the players’ refusal to train.
‘Les Bleus’ returned home in ignominy after failing to win any of their first round games, with Domenech refusing to shake South Africa coach Carlos Alberto Parriera’s hand following the final defeat to the hosts…
France football has endured a woeful year, with Thierry Henry’s controversial handball which put France into the World Cup at the expense of Ireland in the play-offs, their pitiful display in the competition itself, and then the scandal involving international stars Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema who this week put under investigation on charges of having sex with an under-age prostitute.
Phew! How to start a new job, eh?
Baseball game called “on account of gunfire!”
“I surrender, I surrender!”
The Mexican baseball league has been forced to suspend a game in progress because of gunfire at a stadium.
The game between the Broncos at their home stadium in Reynosa and the Monterrey Sultans was suddenly interrupted when gunshots were heard.
Witnesses said the baseball players ran for cover and dived into their dugouts.
Panic spread through the crowd of spectators after a group of unknown gunmen exchanged fire on Sunday.
Baseball officials then took the decision to stop the game…
The game will resume on Friday in the city of Monterrey.
Uh, OK.
