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Friday, July 2nd, 2010The French Wave the White Flag in South Africa
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010French president Nicolas Sarkozy is to hold a government meeting on Wednesday to discuss the country’s disastrous World Cup showing.
Sarkozy will also meet Thierry Henry, at the striker’s request on Thursday, as the inquest into the events of South Africa 2010 begins.
France went out in the group stage after a campaign marred by infighting.
Striker Nicolas Anelka was sent home after a row with boss Raymond Domenech, prompting the team to go on strike.
Prime Minister Francois Fillon, sports minister Roselyne Bachelot and junior sports minister Rama Yade will join Sarkozy to discuss how a country that won the World Cup in 1998 and reached the final in 2006 could manage just one point and a single goal at the 2010 edition.
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“Those responsible for this disaster must accept the consequences, first the players, then the team management and after them the football federation,” Bachelot told Europe 1 radio on Wednesday.
France drew 0-0 with Uruguay in their first game, lost 2-0 to Mexico and were eliminated on Tuesday night after a 2-1 defeat to South Africa.
The French Football Federation have also promised to meet in July to discuss the campaign.
But captain Patrice Evra, who was dropped by Domenech for the South Africa match, says he will reveal details of what happened in the French camp before then.
“I promise to tell the truth about every minute of what I went through,” said Manchester United defender Evra. “French people need to know the truth because the France team belongs to them and nobody else.
“It’s time for us to apologise. It hurts even more because that could have been done on Monday. I could have done it as the team captain but the coach would not let me.”
Domenech and his players were lambasted in the French press on Wednesday.
The end of the road for France
“The end of one world” was the headline in sports daily L’Equipe, which accused Domenech of “taking people for fools”.
Le Parisien carried a front-page headline over a photograph of Domenech saying: “Thank you and goodbye!”
Meanwhile, football’s governing body Fifa said it had not decided yet whether to take action against Domenech for refusing to shake the hand of South Africa coach Carlos Alberto Parreira following the match on Tuesday.
The Brazilian said he believed the snub related to comments he had made about France’s qualification for the tournament, which owed much to a handball by Henry in their play-off win over Ireland in November.
USA vs. Britain… Viva La Revolution
Thursday, June 10th, 2010RUSTENBERG, South Africa — The Brazilian referee and his assistants who will work the England-United States match at the World Cup have been studying English-language obscenities the players might use.
Carlos Simon will referee Saturday’s match in Rustenburg, assisted by Roberto Braatz and Altemir Hausmann. They want to ensure players can’t get away with abuse.
“We have to learn what kind of words the players say,” Hausmann told Brazilian broadcaster Globo Sport. “All players swear and we know we will hear a few.”
Braatz says they aren’t learning them in “11 different languages, but at least we have to know the swear words in English.”
FIFA denied reports that match officials have been given lists of swear words to listen for, but did say proficiency in English was a requirement for referees and assistants working the World Cup.
In addition, refereeing officials briefed all teams about the rules, including the potential for players to be cautioned or sent off for abusive language or gestures.
Stone said there was no requirement for referees to know obscenities in languages other than English.
Wayne Rooney received a yellow card during England’s warmup match against South African club Platinum Stars on Monday for swearing at the referee.
“In this day and age I think it’s important to show the referees some respect,” England captain Steven Gerrard said. “You don’t use any language because then you’ll be booked and the whole team suffers. You don’t want to fall into that trap …
“We’ve had experience of losing big players at important times.”
Don’t Worry Sex OK For World Cup Players
Monday, June 7th, 2010
According to the Argentinian Soccer Team’s Doctor, Dr. Donato Vallani, Sex is ok to have during the month long World Cup.
He said that it is alright to have sex with your regular partner throughout the Cup but he also mentioned that there is a good way and a bad way to have sex, ” it should not be at 2 a.m. with champagne and Havana cigars.”
He also said that players can eat their traditional argentinian food with a glass of win but that excessive drinking is prohibited because it could lead to unprotected sex with an African prostitute, which I am guessing probably is not too good for their conditioning…the whole AIDS thing.