Articles tagged with "euro-2008"
Posted on: France World Cup Blog by Inara | Nov 22nd, 2009
Regardless of how France got to the World Cup and whether they deserve to be there, the reality is that this summer, Les Bleus will ...
Posted on: France World Cup Blog by jeff | Nov 21st, 2009
The France-Ireland match and the aftermath have been extremely emotional for all involved.
The Match
France humiliated themselves with a pathetic performance, arguably the worst of the ...
Posted on: France World Cup Blog by jeff | Nov 21st, 2009
The France-Ireland match and the aftermath have been extremely emotional for all involved.
The Match
France humiliated themselves with a pathetic performance, arguably the worst of the ...
Posted on: France World Cup Blog by Laurie | Nov 20th, 2009
A few years back, when my daughter was maybe three, she did one of those things which, before you have kids, you swear your ...
Posted on: France World Cup Blog by Laurie | Nov 20th, 2009
A few years back, when my daughter was maybe three, she did one of those things which, before you have kids, you swear your ...
Posted on: France World Cup Blog by jeff | Nov 18th, 2009
If you're only going to have 5 players play well, make sure they include at least three defenders and the goalkeeper. I'm writing in ...
Posted on: France World Cup Blog by jeff | Nov 18th, 2009
If you're only going to have 5 players play well, make sure they include at least three defenders and the goalkeeper. I'm writing in ...
Posted on: Portugal World Cup Blog by Miguel | Nov 18th, 2009
We are going to South-Africa!
Quick notes while I spend the next hour writing this one up:
- Meireles paved the way with his first goal during ...
Posted on: France World Cup Blog by Laurie | Nov 18th, 2009
First thing: If you're catching the game on delay on Setanta, DON'T read the comments. I broke down and forked over my $19.99 ...
Posted on: France World Cup Blog by jeff | Nov 18th, 2009
Anybody else feeling edgy?
I'm getting a little tired of reading that this France side aren't "a spot" on the 1998-2000 side. Time for the ...
Posted on: France World Cup Blog by jeff | Nov 18th, 2009
Anybody else feeling edgy?
I'm getting a little tired of reading that this France side aren't "a spot" on the 1998-2000 side. Time for the ...
Posted on: France World Cup Blog by jeff | Nov 15th, 2009
France won the first leg of the World Cup playoff away to Ireland 1-0, but the tie is still up in the air.
France ...
Posted on: France World Cup Blog by jeff | Nov 15th, 2009
France won the first leg of the World Cup playoff away to Ireland 1-0, but the tie is still up in the air.
France ...
Posted on: Spain World Cup Blog by Anthony | Nov 14th, 2009
Kick off for today's match against Argentina is in less than an hour and this is going to be hands down, one of the best ...
Posted on: France World Cup Blog by Laurie | Nov 14th, 2009
So President Nicolas Sarkozy went on Facebook to wish les Bleus good luck.
Pretty sure that will be all it takes to push them over the ...
Posted on: France World Cup Blog by jeff | Nov 11th, 2009
From the Guardian:Ireland defender Richard Dunne said, "You can see the reaction of the people at the tennis (Paris Masters), when they put his (Domenech) ...
Posted on: France World Cup Blog by jeff | Nov 11th, 2009
From the Guardian:Ireland defender Richard Dunne said, "You can see the reaction of the people at the tennis (Paris Masters), when they put his (Domenech) ...
Posted on: France World Cup Blog by Laurie | Nov 1st, 2009
On paper, this shouldn't even be much of a matchup. France has the players with the big names and the big money.
You ...
Posted on: Portugal World Cup Blog by Miguel | Oct 23rd, 2009
After two very timely appearances for the NT against Hungary and Malta, Pedro Mendes suffered a knee injury during Glasgow Ranger's last Champions League match. ...
Posted on: France World Cup Blog by Laurie | Oct 19th, 2009
It's official. France's playoff opponent is Ireland.
And Raymond Domenech is kissing the boots of UEFA for deciding to seed the draw. ...
Posted on: Italy World Cup Blog by Julian | Oct 17th, 2009
September 6th 2008. The setting: the entire peninsula is devastated after what we saw at the Euros three months earlier. Our illusions of the solidarity, ...
Posted on: France World Cup Blog by jeff | Oct 15th, 2009
France are finding a bit of form.
And none too soon.
Domenech has pulled a rabbit out of the hat in Gignac.
Gignac put the match to rest ...
Posted on: France World Cup Blog by Laurie | Oct 14th, 2009
This is it! The final World Cup qualifier! Are you excited?
Yeah, neither is anybody else. Let's still hope for a good showing.
As ...
Posted on: France World Cup Blog by jeff | Oct 12th, 2009
From FIFA:
"Serbia secured qualification in style, with Nikola Zigic, Marko Pantelic, Zdravko Kuzmanovic and Milan Javanovic (2) on target in a 5-0 win over Romania ...
Posted on: France World Cup Blog by Laurie | Oct 10th, 2009
LES ÉQUIPES PROBABLES
FRANCE: Mandanda - Sagna, Gallas, Abidal, Evra - Govou, L. Diarra, Toulalan, Henry (cap.) - Anelka, Gignac
ILES FÉROÉ: Mikkelsen - Danielsen, Gregersen, Eliasen, ...
Posted on: Italy World Cup Blog by Julian | Oct 8th, 2009
One game. One more win and we are through to South Africa without having to worry about playoffs. One more match: a convincing enough display ...
Posted on: France World Cup Blog by Laurie | Oct 8th, 2009
Could Serbian hooligans solve all our problems?
From Prost Amerika Soccer:
FIFA have already fined the Serb FA $40,000 for incidents in all their previous ...
Posted on: France World Cup Blog by jeff | Oct 7th, 2009
Recommended reading from Met:
Here’s a must-read from Amy Lawrence, especially for the comments that follow:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2009/oct/07/raymond-domenech-france-world-cup
And also:
Has anyone else noticed that Fox Soccer Channel is advertising ...
Posted on: France World Cup Blog by jeff | Oct 5th, 2009
Hope for the best and prepare for the worst, I always say.
And thank goodness for Group 9, because the worst, if France can win at ...
Posted on: France World Cup Blog by Laurie | Sep 23rd, 2009
I believe the Brits refer to the upcoming matches as "squeaky bum time."
(Oh, please. Don't blame me. I didn't create the ...
