Come previsto, l'appello della Fai (Federazione irlandese) è rimasto ascoltato. Risultato
omologato dalla Fifa, la ripetizione della gara rimarrà solamente un bellissimo ma irrealizzabile
sogno nelle mente di tanti irlandesi e di sportivi che hanno assistito, nella notte parigina, ad
una truffa in piena regola.
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Trap's dreams denied by missed chances and underhand tricks
Cascarino: Henry is an insincere cheat
Richard Williams: How Henry could have handled it all so differently
Maher: Ireland hard done by
Barclay: Lucky Domenech spared trial by video
Lee Dixon: Henry has tainted his reputation
Amy Lawrence: Trap finds no luck
Bitter Keane blasts FIFA, UEFA & Platini
Fifa rejects calls for replay after Henry handball
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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 a vacuum I did have the Setanta commentator who
rightly pointed out how poor France were, but I have to say that I thought France were
shocking.
Good performances: Sagna, Evra, Gallas, Lloris, Anelka
Poor: Henry, A.
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After the World Cup he says he's done.
"I cannot play when I am 50."
I thought he would. Though he's only 33, and I've been under the impression that he's been in his
40s for a while now.
Oh well, to the links:
- Scotland fires head coach. [FourFourTwo]
- Neville wants an elite pool of refs.
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This week's main report looks at the World Cup play-off match between Ireland and France. Listen
to our Irish football correspondent, Brendan, discussing whether Ireland can cause a huge upset and
make it to South Africa 2010. The transcript can be found below, while vocabulary support can be
found for the words in bold at the foot of the post.
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Soccer Pie 12 November @ 09:22 AM EST
The play-off draw was by no means easy on Republic of Ireland and they have
only FIFA officials to thank to for pitting them against underperforming but still very strong
France side. This is obviously going to be most interesting duel in the World Cup play-offs and
while we have no doubts both sets of players will be extremely motivated, it is the coaches that
have the power to win this game for their team.
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Ireland play France in the World Cup play-offs this week with many commentators already writing
off their chances of making it to South Africa next summer. However, here are 5 reasons why
Republic of Ireland fans can still dream about World Cup 2010 despite being drawn against a team
that has already been seeded twice.
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Starting this weekend, the final slots for the 2010 World Cup will be decided around the world. So,
let's have a bit of fun with the playoffs.
Today until Saturday, entries are open for picks for the first leg of the CONCACAF/COMNEBOL and
UEFA first legs and for the AFC/OFC second leg. We'll pick the CONCACAF/COMNEBOL and UEFA second
legs starting on Sunday or Monday.
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Players report back to London today, and hopefully by the end of today or early tomorrow we'll
have an inventory of who picked up knocks playing in internationals. At the moment, the only one
I've heard is Gael Clichy, who injured his thigh playing for France yesterday. This must have
frustrated Wenger, who was actually commentating on the match for French television, noted that
Clichy was hurt and should be substituted, only to watch him struggle through to the end of the
game.
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LES ÉQUIPES PROBABLES
FRANCE: Mandanda - Sagna, Gallas, Abidal, Evra - Govou, L. Diarra, Toulalan, Henry
(cap.) - Anelka, Gignac
ILES FÉROÉ: Mikkelsen - Danielsen, Gregersen, Eliasen, Davidsen - A. Olsen, S. Olsen,
Benjaminsen, Loekin - Jakobsen - Hansen
I was willing to bet my house yesterday that we'd be playing two DMs, and guess what?
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The song is by Catherine Ringer, a former porn actress, who gushes admiration for Domenech in
lyrics such as
"un sacré beau mec (a bloody handsome guy)".
"If he attacked my penalty areas, I would be without defenders," sings Ringer.
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Domenech reflects on his French future
With France's spot at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa still unclear, the FFF must surely be
pointing the finger of blame at the manager rather than the squad. Â Another draw last week leaves
France chasing the leaders in the table and looking over their shoulders at who may take their
place in the playoffs.
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So there, I did poorly on my predictions for the World Cup qualifiers with two 1 – 1 draws and
the quasi certitude that France will finish second in group 7 behind Serbia and will battle with
the likes of Portugal, Greece or Russia for a World Cup spot, not an easy task...
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Soccerblog 08 September @ 03:35 AM EST
Some familiar faces that we may not see at World Cup 2010.Domenech's French side came up with
another dismal display resulting in a 1-1 draw against Romania at the Stade de France on Saturday.
Thierry Henry might be another familiar face gone missing from the World Cup next year unless
France come up with some missing magic.
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reportajes 02 July @ 09:43 AM EST
Por TFMLa República Francesa acaba de perder un trozo de su tesoro nacional. Tiene 21 años, le gusta
Ronaldo (el de los dientes, no el de la Hilton), el rapero Rohff (rap Hardcore) y jugar a la
Playstation (más el FIFA que el ProEvolution). Vive aún en casa de sus padres y era hasta ahora
el jugador mejor pagado de toda Francia (6,5 millones anuales).
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Dopo aver ricevuto il premio, dalla stampa francese, come miglior giocatore della Ligue, Yoann
Gourcuff rinuncia al Milan, in maniera definitiva. La scelta è arrivata nella giornata di oggi.
Infatti, il Bordeaux ha riscattato completamente il talentuoso trequartista francese, classe 1986,
dal club di Via Turati, facendogli firmare un contratto di quattro anni con i girondini.
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(Frey spera ancora in una convocazione per i Mondiali del 2010)
Non ha perso del tutto la speranza di poter far parte del gruppo che sarà protagonista ai Mondiali
di calcio del prossimo anno. Sebastien Frey, portiere della Fiorentina, e tra i primi al mondo,
sogna ancora una convocazione ma, come ammette lo stesso estremo difensore viola, finchè ci sarÃ
Domenech alla guida dei "galletti" sarà molto diffiche che ciò si avveri.
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Gooner Talk 01 April @ 10:34 AM EST
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ismap="true"/img/a/pSamir Nasri will partner former Arsenal midfielder Lassana Diarra as France
take on Lithuania in a World Cup Qualifier tonight.
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La jornada de hoy fue especialmente fructÃfera para las grandes selecciones de Europa en la fase
de clasificación para el Mundial de Sudáfrica 2010, ya que tanto Alemania, como Italia y Francia
consiguieron sendas victorias que les acercan al objetivo de finalizar en el primer puesto de sus
respectivos grupos.
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Soccer Pie 21 February @ 04:49 AM EST
It is not at least unusual in France that, whenever a talented kid appears, he is being called the
"New Zidane". Zizou was one and only, but League 1 sprung a number of talented players in
the past scanned by major European outfits. This season, one of the boys who has hit the spotlights
and [...]
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The French redeemed themselves and bought Raymond Domenech some extra time to stay on as manager.
Thierry Henry and Nicholas Anelka scored 2 second half goals to lead the way before Serbia pulled
one back through Branislav Ivanovic.
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I'm buzzing from that France performance. I wrote about it a bit already, but the buzz still
hasn't subsided.
I'm wary of getting carried away with hyperbole, but Yoann Gourcuff was a revelation, I thought.
Starting in that most coveted of positions, central attacking midfield, the number 10 position, the
Zidane role, he had a fine debut, with any number of marauding runs forward.
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Gooner Talk 10 September @ 11:32 AM EST
France coach Raymond Domenech has handed Arsenal left back Gael Clichy his first senior start in
les Bleus' World Cup Qualifier against Serbia this evening. The 23-year-old was on the bench for
Austria's 3-1 mauling of Domenech's men last Wednesday, but after Man United fullback Patrice
Evra's abysmall peformance, Clichy finally gets his well deserved start.
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Soccerblog 09 September @ 11:16 AM EST
"Alas, after a certain age every man is responsible for his face." - Albert
Camus.
Fabien Barthez and French writer,Nobel Prize winner and philosopher Albert Camus( who incidentally
was also a goalkeeper for his university team till he contracted tuberculosis in 1930 - which put
an end to his football activities) are the inspiration for a unique French Football academy that
aims to instil the values of citizenship in 11-16-year-olds from around the world and from all
walks of life.
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The ArseNole 09 September @ 10:04 AM EST
There is nothing to write about! This is the longest international week I think in history. The
leading story on Arsenal.com is ANOTHER story about Amaury Bischoff. I can't even be bothered to
watch that. Only four days to go until we finally play again. Then I can go back to being sane, at
least until we have another bad performance which will drive me insane, but that's a good insane.
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A great front page today from the French sports daily L'Equipe after last weekend's shock loss to
Austria in Vienna. It looks like French manager, and comedy idiot, Daniel Domenech may finally have
to walk the plank.
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As could be expected, lots of Gunners in action over the weekend in World Cup Qualifiers, mostly
in the UEFA region. As promised, a brief look at each player and his role (if any):
Alexandre Song Billong
Started and played 90 minutes for Cameroon in their 2-1 win over Cape Verde Islands.
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Mutlak Gol 07 September @ 03:23 AM EST
2010'da Güney Afrika'da son bulacak yolculuk için tren kalktı. Avrupa
takımları en prestijli futbol organizasyonunda Güney Afrika'da olabilmek için
dün akşam ilk maçlarına çıktılar. Türkiye'nin yer
aldığı 5. Grupta İspanya Bosna-Hersek'i 1-0, Belçika ise Estonya'yı
3-2 ile geçti.
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Wow, a huge upset in the first round of European World Cup qualifiers as Austria beat France 3-1.
When you look at those lineups, there is no way that France should not at least have come out of
Vienna without a draw, and even that would have to be considered an upset. I am sure that the
pressure is now squarely on Raymond Domenech, but it really should be on the French FA for keeping
Domenech after the debacle that was the French performance at Euro 2008.
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For the first time since the European Championships gripped us with its drama and great soccer,
there will be TONS of international soccer to watch as World Cup qualifying kicks off around the
world.
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This headline, Saha becomes a Toffee after passing Everton medical, struck me as curious: how
did Saha pass a medical?
I, for one, really hope his injuries are behind him for good - can you imagine? When he's in
form he is a cracking striker, and I'd love to see him hit the heights for France.
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Calcioplus 21 August @ 02:15 AM EST
Vucinic gioca,il ginocchio è ok
Mirko in campo 74' con l'Ungheria. Mexes batte la Svezia e riceve i complimenti di Frisk
Le buone notizie per la Roma non arrivano tanto da Nizza dove hanno
giocato i quattro romanisti azzurri, ma piuttosto dall'Ungheria dover
era di scena il Montenegro nell'ultima amichevole prima dello storico
debutto nelle qualificazioni mondiali (peraltro nello stesso girone dell'Italia).
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First thing. I'm thrilled by the win, and thrilled that we scored three goals, and thrilled that
the Govou who showed up today was Visible Sidney, as opposed to his more-frequently-present evil
twin, Invisible Sidney. And Sagna looks promising, especially offensively, and he and Benzema could
be golden together when it comes to scoring.
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