The FFF also announces suspensions for Patrice Evra, Franck Ribery and Jeremy Toulalan.
Nicolas Anelka Handed 18-Match Suspension For World Cup Antics
French forward Nicolas Anelka’s international career may be over after the French Football Federation announced punishments in the wake of this summer’s World Cup. Anelka was one of four players suspended, his sentence by far the most severe. The 31-year-old striker has been handed an 18-match ban.
Patrice Evra has been given a five match suspension. Franck Ribery’s punishment will be three matches. Jeremy Toulalan is suspended for one match.
Read Article >French Reporter Gives Profane Nicolas Anelka Quote Verbatim On ESPN
(Warning: video contains several uses of profanity.)
Read Article >French Players Refuse To Train In Protest Of Nicolas Anelka’s Exclusion
France coach Raymond Domenech has read a statement, given to him by the players, telling the press that the team refuses to play in protest of Nicolas Anelka’s expulsion from the team.
Anelka was sent home yesterday after refusing to apologize after a verbal altercation with Domenech.
Read Article >France World Cup Team Refuses To Train
The training session was stopped and player boarded the team bus after an altercation between coach Raymond Domenech and fitness coach Robert Duverne:
In all likelihood, France has two days left in their 2010 World Cup campaign, their third group match taking place against South Africa on Tuesday. That gives Domenech, team captain Patrice Evra, and the now-overshadowed likes of Thierry Henry and William Gallas less than 48 hours to top this news. Les Bleus have now set the bar very high, and nothing less than abandoning Tuesday’s match may top today’s report.
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