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by **Redman in wales** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 3:53 pm

The French Football Federation has suspended all 23 members of France's World Cup squad for their next game

:no

madness!!

but funny!!!!

by **NANNY RED** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 7:39 pm

UNBELIEVABLE THIS

The French Football Federation has suspended all 23 members of France's World Cup squad for their next game.

New France coach Laurent Blanc requested that no member of the squad be selected for a friendly against Norway in Oslo on 11 August.

France failed to win any of their three group games in South Africa.

The campaign included players boycotting training in support of Nicolas Anelka, who was sent home for insulting coach Raymond Domenech.

The sanction means France's opening qualifier for Euro 2012, at home to Belarus on 3 September, will be the first opportunity for any of the 23 to feature in a Blanc squad.

Blanc said: "I obviously cannot act as if nothing had happened in South Africa.

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The bad karma unleashed by Thierry Henry's cheating just keeps getting better. Well done to Laurent Blanc, a clean slate is what is needed

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"I followed the events with sadness, I was disappointed with the sporting results and I was shocked by certain behaviours.

"I will integrate these elements into my analysis and my thoughts. I always had the principles, rules of conduct and not just in my sporting life. They have not changed and I will not change."

The crisis that engulfed Domenech's last tournament as national coach resulted in the resignation of FFF president Jean-Pierre Escalettes, with his successor due to be unveiled on Friday.

The one-day training strike, on 20 June, came after Chelsea forward Anelka was sent home from the tournament following a heated exchange with Domenech at half-time during the defeat to Mexico on 17 June.

France captain Patrice Evra accused a "traitor" within the party of leaking details of Anelka's rant to the media and of destabilising the squad, and the skipper was then seen arguing with fitness coach Robert Duverne at the start of the scheduled training session.

Duverne stormed off the training ground and the players headed for their bus and refused to train, leaving Domenech to read a statement to the press on their behalf.

Former France defenders Lilian Thuram and Marcel Desailly called for Evra to be banned from national team duty over his part in the insurrection, and Escalettes took a similar stance.

But Blanc said upon his unveiling as Domenech's successor: "It is not for me to decide on sanctions. I am not the bogeyman. If I consider they are the best players in their position, I will take them."

Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has admitted that the decision to strike was "completely stupid".

The Lyon star told French sports newspaper L'Equipe: "We acted as a team. To strike was the decision of a squad who felt lonely, who believed that no-one had stood up for them and who had a message to convey.

"We went too far. It was a very awkward decision, a big mistake. It was completely stupid. But there were so many problems.

"We all want to improve the image of Les Bleus. We must make all possible effort, give everything. It's important for us.

"We must go back to basics - respect for the jersey, of course, the team and the institution of France.

"We have a great desire that what happened in South Africa should not happen again, that there should be no self-destruction like that any more."

Meanwhile Fernand Duchaussoy has been named as the FFF's interim president.

President of the Ligue du Football Amateur since 2005, the 67-year-old Fernand Duchaussoy succeeds Jean-Pierre Escalettes, whose resignation was accepted at a 2 July 2 meeting of the federation's federal council but stayed on until a successor could be found.

by **tubby** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 11:05 pm

I thought FIFA warned them against doing this. There could be ramifications..

by **NANNY RED** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 11:12 pm

bavlondon wrote:I thought FIFA warned them against doing this. There could be ramifications..

Yeh Ireland might get back in the world cup :laugh:

by **Owzat** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 7:41 am

FIFA have decided to award all of France's World Cup results to Ireland!

I think it is a knee jerk reaction to their pitiful World Cup campaign and I seriously doubt it would have been done had the squad not "rebelled" by boycotting training. You can't blame ALL the players, sure the team didn't play well but there is more to this than just the fact that they were poor. And you also have to consider that at least they acted as a whole, I'd have been more concerned by divides within the squad. The squad needed an overhaul, Blanc would have been better off stating that the whole fiasco and rebellion should be put behind them, but he would not tolerate indiscipline or similar actions again and anyone acting in such a manner would face the serious risk of never playing for their country ever again

by **Redx** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 4:20 pm

I think one of the African countries has done the same..

by **Redman in wales** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 4:14 pm

Nicolas Anelka has been banned for 18 matches by the French Football Federation (FFF) over his conduct at this summer's World Cup.

Anelka, 31, was sent home from South Africa after a row with coach Raymond Domenech and, in protest, the France squad boycotted a training session.

Patrice Evra was captain of the team and has been banned for five matches for his part in the revolt.

Franck Ribery has been suspended for three and Jeremy Toulalan for one.

Eric Abidal made up the five players who were summoned to the FFF disciplinary hearing on Tuesday and he escaped punishment.

The quintet were highlighted as the key players in the embarrassing controversy which surrounded the French team at the World Cup after Anelka's outburst at Domenech saw him banished.

Evra and Ribery were summoned for not performing their duties properly as captain and vice-captain, while Toulalan was seen as the perpetrator behind a statement read out by Domenech explaining why the players had refused to train.

Abidal's offence was his refusal to play in the final group match against South Africa, which France lost 2-1.

France were also beaten 2-0 by Mexico following a goalless draw in their opening fixture against Uruguay as they produced a string of poor performances which saw them exit the competition following the group stages.

Anelka did not show up at the disciplinary hearing and his international career now appears to be all-but over.

Ribery was also an absentee but his club Bayern Munich did not allow him to attend with the Bundesliga starting its season this weekend and the German champions facing Wolfsburg in their opening game on Friday.

Evra, Toulalan and Abidal were present for a hearing which lasted four hours.

by **RedSi35** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 6:29 pm

18 games?

lol class

by **RedSi35** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 6:30 pm

Double post lose

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