It’s been a rough winter for Thierry Henry following his infamous handball incident during the France-Ireland World Cup 2010 qualifier. His form has droppedat Barcelona, and French fans booed him during France’s 2-0 loss to Spain at the Stade de France on Wednesday. Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola backedthe 32-year-old French captain, though. “We need him,” […]
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Penalty taker's feint backfires
[FRANCE] Montpellier missed a chance to tie first-place Bordeaux in Ligue 1 when it had to settle for a 1-1 tie with the defending champions after missing twopenalty kicks. On the second penalty, Colombian Victor Hugo Montano started toward the ball, stopped and then faked out keeper Cedric Carrasso — only to fake out one […]
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Bocanegra's winner ends Rennes' losing streak [VIDEO]
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Defender Carlos Bocanegra followed up his goal for USA against the Netherlands with the winninggoal for Rennes in its 1-0 victory over Monaco in France’s Ligue 1. Bocanegra, who scored when he pushed on a Sylvain Marveaux free kick in the29th minute, almost added a second goal in the 86th minute. The win snapped […]
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Five games we'll be following …
[AMERICANS ABROAD] As the World Cup gets closer, games take on greater importance for players who are fighting for berths on the U.S. national team and areplaying abroad. Here are five games we’ll be following this weekend … Saturday, 9:30 am ET: Ein. Frankfurt vs. Schalke 04. Ricardo Clark might see his first action since […]
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French president 'embarrassed' for PSG thugs
French president Nicolas Sarkozy, a longtime Paris St. Germain fan, said he regrets that fans can’t bring their families to games at the Parc des Princebecause of violence inside and outside the stadium, and he vowed to have First Division games played before closed doors if that would keep away PSG fans who fought among […]
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Jeers for Domenech and Henry
France played its first game since its controversial game against Ireland qualified it for the World Cup, and it was treated to a hostile reception from the home crowd at the Stade de France. It only got when worse as the Bleus were outclassed by European champion Spain and fell, 2-0. Captain Thierry Henry left […]
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Real Madrid revenues exceed $500 million
[MONEY MATTERS] For the fifth year in a row, Real Madrid is the largest revenue-generating soccer club with revenues of $543 million in 2008-09, according tothe latest edition of the Deloitte Football Money League. How big is Real? Its broadcast revenues of $218 million are more than the total revenues of all but the top […]
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What They're Saying
“After the game, I went into the locker room and told them, ‘Forgive me. This doesn’t change anything, but sorry everyone.’ But to him I can’t. Never, never. It would be todishonor me. … I’d rather die.” — Former French star Zinedine Zidane, regretting he headbutted Marco Materazzi during the 2006 World Cup final but […]
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Fernando Torres ready for Spain-France showdown
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Spain, tipped along with Brazil as an early favorite to win the 2010 World Cup, is headed to France for important test of its readiness.Spain, who have not won in France in almost 42 years, should be at close to full strength for Wednesday’s game at the Stade de France. Even Fernando […]
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France recalls Saha and Cisse
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Veteran strikers Louis Saha and Djibril Cisse, both inexcellent form for their clubs, find themselves battling for a spot on France’s World Cup team after long absences from the national team. Saha, who has not played for the Bleus in morethan three years, got the nod for Wednesday’s game against Spain, but […]