Articles tagged with "france"
Episode 19: Blatant Abuse of the 4-3-3
By Ian Rose | April 16th, 2008The podcast family widens a little as we welcome a new member to the crew. Red Bull New York Offsider Dave Martinez joins us ...
Less Than Two Months Till Euro 2008!
By Laurie | April 11th, 2008[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0If151pOaSc&eurl=http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/[/youtube] Euro 2008 on World Cup Blog. All you need to know. True Euro story: I was in Dublin, Ireland last week, and I asked ...
An Apology for Materazzi (but not from Zidane)
By Laurie | April 9th, 2008Over on my France page, I have a commenter who stops by every month or so to ask, "Has Zidane apologized to Materazzi yet?" ...
Drogba Says France's Problems Can be Fixed with New Stadiums
By Laurie | April 7th, 2008If you build it, they will come. "It" being a new stadium, of course. Or so says Chelsea and Ivory Coast superstriker Didier ...
Ribery Gets Carded For Paying Tribute To Dead Friends In A Friendly
By chris | March 27th, 2008I waxed on this awhile back when two Serie A players were shown red in the span of a week for second yellow cards as ...
The Offside Podcast, Episode 16
By Daryl | March 26th, 2008Don't worry, Episode 16 of The Offside Podcast isn't all about surfing. But it is Big Wednesday in international football, with a fixture list of ...
Episode 16: International Friendly Day
By Ian Rose | March 26th, 2008It sounds like a rather ridiculous holiday, like Love Day from the Simpsons, but no, Wednesday is going to be jam-packed with international football, and ...
Daily Dose 3.25.08
By Daryl | March 25th, 2008Something to read while you buy fake boobies for your doll... Does anyone care about England vs France? (Soccer Weblog) The 10 most unpopular people in the ...
Loïc Rémy in blue
By Jay | March 25th, 2008On loan from Lyon, young rising star Loic Remy has gotten the call from national coach Raymond Domenech of France. Following an injury to ...
Karim Benzema Keeps Lyon's Double Hopes Alive, and more CdF News
By Laurie | March 19th, 2008Lyon's Champions League dreams may be history, but Karim Benzema managed to keep their hopes of a double alive. Lyon won their Coupe de ...
Episode 15: Tragedy in Argentina
By Ian Rose | March 19th, 2008This week, we center on the tragic events in Argentina this past weekend, as Christian Reyes explains what happened, and tells us about his own ...
Wii? Non! Not if You're French
By Laurie | March 12th, 2008Xbox? Okay. Playstation? Fine. Gameboys? No problem. But heaven forbid Raymond Domenech's French boys should pick up a Wii. You ...
Episode 13: Copa Libertadores, France, and Trouble at Chelsea
By Ian Rose | March 5th, 2008This week, Anne, Inara, and Christian join me for the lucky 13th episode of the podcast. Christian updates us on the Copa Libertadores, as ...
Happy Born Day Maks!
By Jack | February 18th, 2008Today we celebrate the birthday of one of true greats of the sport, my favorite player and one that already is a Chelsea legend in ...
Italia 3 - 1 Portugal, Blue Boys kicked Portugese Coq !
By Marco | February 7th, 2008After seeing the Azzurrini beat reigning U21 Euro champs Holland on Tuesday, the Big boys decided to spank C. Ronaldo and friends 3-1 on Wednesday ...
Daily Dose: 1.31.08
By Martha | January 31st, 2008Stuff to read while you hit the most complicated, most bestest shot in the history of pool..... Senegal bounced from AFCON, no one wonders why. (World ...
Photo of the Day: Invasion of the Tartan Army
By Laurie | January 14th, 2008I was in Paris last year for the France-Scotland game, and for close to a week the entire city was overrun by men in ...
Juninho Pernambucano Bends Home Number 36
By Daryl | January 13th, 2008One was in France, the other in Greece, but slightly long-in-the-tooth Brazilian midfielders Juninho Pernambucano and Rivaldo both bent home memorable free kicks yesterday. Juninho's ...
Zinedine Zidane Wants to Return to Football
By Daryl | January 12th, 2008He just hasn't decided how exactly. We haven't seen Zizou in action since the 2006 World Cup final, where he was sent off for something ...
Anelka: Still Le Sulking
By Jack | January 10th, 2008The Nicolas Anelka transfer saga continues to drag on, with no significant news surfacing so far today. The last word was that St. Nic had ...
What's Next for Didier Deschamps?
By Laurie | January 2nd, 2008Didier Deschamps would like you to know that he's enjoying his current work hiatus quite a bit, ThankYouVeryMuch. Deschamps, captain of the World Cup ...
The Redemption of Nicolas Anelka
By Laurie | January 2nd, 2008At one point, Nicolas Anelka was considered one of the most promising young players ever to come out of France. But that was awhile ...
Donadoni Just Can't Resist
By Martha | December 28th, 2007Whatever you think of Italy coach Roberto Donadoni, the man has been nothing less than a saint for the last several months in his remarkable ...
Happy 20th Birthday, Karim Benzema
By Laurie | December 19th, 2007Every once in awhile, when the camera angle is just right, I look at Karim Benzema and think, Zidane. It's not surprising. Both were born ...
Milan vs Livorno Preview, Uhh Maybe Not…
By Marco | December 15th, 2007As we all know, Milan is in Japan. The Rossoneri will try to prove they are the best Football Club in the World. This basically ...
FC Metz Supporters Rebelling Against Losing
By Laurie | November 29th, 2007Last September I got to visit the lovely little town of Metz, France, where I watched their football team, FC Metz, get slaughtered 5-1 by ...
Conspiracy Theories in Euro Group B
By Laurie | November 19th, 2007It was the Group O'Death in the Euro qualifiers: The group which contained not just one but both World Cup finalists, Italy and ...
Raymond Domenech Turns Down Whiskey for the Good of the Team
By Laurie | November 19th, 2007I have a deep, dark secret: I love Raymond Domenech. Yes, it's true. I can't ever seem to get enough Raymond news. It makes me ...
Aaaaarrrggghhh!!!
By Stuart | October 13th, 2007Today is a massive day for English sport. In Rugby Union, England face hosts France in the World Cup Semi-final, in what they will ...
Scotland is FIFA's #14
By Ian Rose | September 19th, 2007After our brilliant return to Euro 2008 qualifying, with wins over Lithuania and France, Scotland has risen to its highest position ever in the FIFA ...
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