Striker Nicolas Anelka was kicked out of France's World Cup squad on Saturday for insulting coach Raymond Domenech and refusing to apologise, the French Football Federation (FFF) said.
Four years after making fools of themselves in South Africa, France have regained their credibility and can even realistically contemplate making a major impact at the World Cup finals.
France captain Patrice Evra and Nicolas Anelka were among five players summoned on Friday for a disciplinary hearing for their part in Les Bleus' mutiny during the World Cup, the French Football Federation (FFF) said.
Coach Raymond Domenech was the chief architect of France's World Cup failure because of his inability to communicate with the players, Arsenal's William Gallas said on Wednesday.
Coach Raymond Domenech was the chief architect of France's World Cup failure because of his inability to communicate with the players, Arsenal's William Gallas said on Wednesday.
French Football Federation president Jean-Pierre Escalettes is planning to resign following France's World Cup fiasco. He said he will officially present his resignation at a council meeting of the ruling body scheduled for Friday.
A member of the French Football Federation's governing body, Guy Chambily, has called for national team coach Raymond Domenech to be replaced.
France coach Raymond Domenech said he would never resign despite his side's controversial qualification for next year's World Cup thanks to a handball from Thierry Henry.
Striker Nicolas Anelka has been banned for 18 games by the French team after the players' World Cup revolt, the French Football Federation (FFF) said on Tuesday.
France concluded a disastrous World Cup campaign with one more controversy on Tuesday when coach Raymond Domenech refused to shake hands with his opposite number after South Africa's 2-1 victory.
Some of the France players may not want to face South Africa in their final World Cup Group A game on Tuesday following a row over the expulsion of striker Nicolas Anelka, beleaguered coach Raymond Domenech said.
The French press heaped scorn and derision on the national soccer team (Les Bleus) on Monday after players boycotted a training session in South Africa to protest against the expulsion of one of their group.
France's World Cup campaign descended into chaos on Sunday with a row between captain Patrice Evra and a fitness coach, a boycott of a training session and the resignation of a senior team official.
France are poised to name former World Cup winner Laurent Blanc as the man to take over from unpopular coach Raymond Domenech after the World Cup. Blanc told his club Girondins Bordeaux on Sunday he wanted to leave with one year remaining on his contract in order to take the reins of the national team.
France captain Thierry Henry has denied criticising coach Raymond Domenech after a newspaper quoted the striker as saying the players were getting bored during training sessions.
France captain Patrice Evra is furious at coach Raymond Domenech for denying him the chance to apologize to French fans for the team's World Cup debacle, and for keeping him out of the last match against South Africa for 'no valid reason.'
France coach Raymond Domenech said his team were moving in the right direction despite slumping to a surprise 1-0 defeat by China in their final World Cup warm-up on Friday.
France's captain and most prolific scorer Thierry Henry faces the once inconceivable prospect of being a substitute at the World Cup for the country he has graced for over a decade.
New blood and a change of formation paid dividends for France as debutant Mathieu Valbuena netted the winner in a 2-1 World Cup warm-up win over Costa Rica on Wednesday.
The 400 or so France fans who watched their team train at their French Alps camp on a gorgeous day on Monday might have witnessed a small revolution.
Defender William Gallas was declared fit to play the World Cup for France and midfielder Lassana Diarra, who has been ruled out by illness, will not be replaced, coach Raymond Domenech said on Monday.
Experienced midfielder Patrick Vieira was left out of France's World Cup squad on Tuesday.
France defender Lilian Thuram is to continue playing for his country after holding talks with national coach Raymond Domenech.
France's under-fire coach Raymond Domenech said on Tuesday his critics would have sent him to the guillotine in another era.
An ankle injury will keep the veteran goalkeeper out of the matches against Israel and the Faroe Islands.
Bafetimbi Gomis celebrated his first cap with two goals to earn France a 2-0 win over Ecuador in a Euro 2008 warmup on Tuesday.
The midfielder will captain France in an international friendly against Ivory Coast on August 17.
France coach Raymond Domenech omitted striker David Trezeguet from his 24-man squad for this month's Euro 2008 Group B qualifier in Ukraine. Trezeguet, who has scored 10 goals in 11 Serie A matches for Juventus this season, has not featured for France since a 1-0 home defeat by Scotland in a Euro qualifier in September.
Italy drew 0-0 with France in a passionate and tough-tackling Euro 2008 qualifier on Saturday, which dropped the world champions to third in Group B.
The enfant terrible of French football earned a surprise recall by France for their friendly internationals against Costa Rica on November 9 in Martinique and Germany three days later.
France coach Raymond Domenech said he was not angry at Zinedine Zidane for his headbutt in the World Cup final.
France coach Raymond Domenech criticised Vikash Dhorasoo today after discovering the Paris St Germain midfielder was planning a documentary film on the World Cup runners-up.
Zidane's exit was killing moment: Domenech\nFrance coach Raymond Domenech said he understood key man Zinedine Zidane's loss of control which led to his dramatic sending-off.
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