Breaking news! (Not really, but same general effect.)

[frangipani]

The French national football team refused to train today in protest over the French Football Federation's decision to send Nicolas Anelka home after his outburst against Raymond Domenech.

Links to a video and a French-language report here.

ETA: Run of Play's take.


On a less serious note: I've just seen comments on Twitter talking up the series of incidents as, essentially, The Curse of Thierry Henry's Handball.

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[yetunknown]

The Curse of Thierry Henry's Handball

I did not witness this handball but - ahahahha

[copracat]

Ow, poor France! I understand the French papers have been castigating them.

[mllesatine]

There is a footballer talking to outsiders? No way! That has, like, never happened before.

I won't be sorry when France doesn't make it to the next round.

[mllesatine]

On a completely unrelated note:






Because I had to share.