Articles tagged with "player-news"
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Jan 10th, 2007
Yesterday I posted a picture of goalkeeper Fabien Barthez with a smug, knowing, happy smile on his face. Which I, of course, attributed ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Jan 9th, 2007
To our left, we have former Bleus goalkeeper Fabien Barthez in "retirement." (That sad, droopy-eyed French Basset hound look? So attractive.)
To our right we ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Jan 9th, 2007
I love getting multiple article links on one player when half of them say, "He's going!!" and half of them say, "He's staying!" What ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Jan 8th, 2007
Apparently hell hath no fury like a footballer whose number is given to another.
France and Arsenal defender William Gallas claims he did not ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Jan 8th, 2007
If your team has to have a dilemma, this is not a bad one. It is SO good to finally see so many French ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Jan 5th, 2007
Whoa. Where did this come from?
According to Sportinglife.com, which got it from the Argentinian paper Ole:
"Juventus striker David Trézéguet has said he ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Jan 5th, 2007
For sheer entertainment value, you just can't beat Fabien Barthez.
He's scheduled to be back on the pitch for Nantes this weekend against Guingamp ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Jan 5th, 2007
Former players do all kinds of things to recapture the adrenaline rush of their footballing days.
Bixente Lizarazu surfs.
Barthez? Based on ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Jan 5th, 2007
Think back to last month and all of those anonymous Thierry Henry bashers. If you remember, one of the criticisms was that he didn't ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Jan 4th, 2007
A new, long Zidane interview showed up while I was in computer exile over the holiday break. (I'm trying to figure out how ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Jan 2nd, 2007
Ah, January! The month when you can warm yourself with the heat generated by the transfer rumor mill! This is what I'm ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Jan 1st, 2007
Trivia question: What career did Barcelona player and longtime veteran Bleus defender Lilian Thuram consider pursuing before football called his name?
If you guessed Roman ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Dec 31st, 2006
What?
A Zidane Video.
Why?
Because I can.
I've seen a couple of Zidane videos in my time. Okay, maybe more than a ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Dec 23rd, 2006
Okay, so yes, Thierry Henry should probably have been on the podium as a FIFA Player of the Year finalist instead of Zidane. But ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Dec 22nd, 2006
Zidane is in the news again. According to Football.fr, (which seems to include a large collection of French footballing blogs, so take this with ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Dec 21st, 2006
When you start reading up on Bleus coach Raymond Domenech, two things stand out:
1. He makes a lot of people really, really, really mad, ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Dec 20th, 2006
It always interests me when a player is good enough to be called up for the National Team but is not considered good enough to ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Dec 18th, 2006
A few odds and ends of Bleus News:
First, the French blogosphere is cracklin' with rumors on who, oh, who, might have said those anoymous nasty ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Dec 14th, 2006
I just love bestowing holiday gifts on my loved ones. (And Materazzi.) So guys, here you go!
For All the Anonymous Trashers ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Dec 13th, 2006
I know you've been thinking: "So! Laurie! What's up with former Bleus goalkeeper Barthez these days!" Well, gosh, it's funny you ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Dec 11th, 2006
2008 UPDATE to this post: If you've clicked on this post looking for info in Karim Benzema as he heads into Euros, we recommend ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Dec 10th, 2006
My goal is to not write anything about a certain French Arsenal striker with the initials T.H. for at least several days. But that ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Dec 9th, 2006
I have to admit, I grew up yelling, "Third base is the fence post, home plate is the tree root" and trying unsuccessfully to make ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Dec 8th, 2006
Martha and Bob have covered the details, so I'll just say: C'mon, guys. Suck it up and work through your post-World-Cup ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Dec 8th, 2006
One of Henry's France teammates finally came to his defense on Thursday, refuting those egotism charges. France Team Captain and longtime Henry pal Patrick ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Dec 6th, 2006
Watch this clip. It still makes my jaw drop, even though I've seen it at least half a dozen times. (And if ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Dec 5th, 2006
Thierry Henry is NOT a happy camper. First came the tiff with Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger after Thierry was told he wasn't playing in ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Dec 4th, 2006
Okay, after much effort I've kind of found what I was looking for, both in English and in French. (The format for the original ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Dec 4th, 2006
So do you ever find an article that gets you so excited that you find yourself with something like 27 open windows trying to find ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Dec 3rd, 2006
According to FIFA.com, on Thursday France coach Raymond Domenech received the Attitude Fair-Play award for 2006, given out by l'Association Française pour un Sport sans ...
