French team: Thuram, Pavard, Maignan, Hernandez… Welcome to the Milan of the Blues
While their teammates will disperse this Sunday, November 17 after the whistle of the match against Italy, Mike Maignan, Theo Hernandez, Benjamin Pavard and Marcus Thuram will only have a few kilometers to complete to return to their homes. The four internationals – the first two play for AC Milan, the other two for Inter […]
Italy – France Espoirs (2-2): the Bleuets were scared but reacted well with a decisive Cherki
Deprived of a number of executives, Gérald Baticle’s France Espoirs team was scared during a half against Italy, in its first preparation match for Euro 2025 (June 11-28), this Friday evening in Empoli (Tuscany). For an hour, the Bleuets thought they were getting a good little slap from Italy. But it was a saving slap, […]
France-Israel: two people arrested and placed in police custody following a “fight” in the stands
With one exception, the France-Israel Nations League match this Thursday evening at the Stade de France (Saint-Denis) went “very well from a security point of view”. However, two people were arrested and taken into custody following a “fight” in the stands, Paris police chief Laurent Nuñez said this Friday morning on France 2. “One person […]
League of Nations: France will finish first in its group if…
This wasn’t really the anticipated scenario. On Thursday, we still imagined the France team ahead of Italy in this group 2 of the League of Nations before the final confrontation. For this to happen, Belgium would have had to stand up to the Squadra Azzurra and France would have had to have Israel at home, […]
France-Israel (0-0): “We shouldn’t be proud of that”, why these Blues continue to put us to sleep
A staff hugging, clenched fists showing the pride of having achieved a historic result, players communing with their supporters, a lap of honor to end the evening. At the whistle of this sad France-Israel (0-0), the demonstrations of joy of the Israeli team said everything about the particular scenario which took place this Thursday at […]
France-Israel (0-0): a presidential stand… sold out
Quite a symbol. In the presidential gallery, the head of state and Israeli Ambassador Joshua Zarka sit side by side. They talk to each other “a lot,” notes one of their neighbors. In the same row, a swarm of bodyguards of the diplomat of the Jewish state took their place among the officials. This France-Israel […]
France-Israel (0-0): a purring environment, transparent Kolo Muani… the notes of the Blues
“We’re being c…”, we could hear from the French Irrésistibles, a Blues supporters club, who expressed their dissatisfaction before the end of the match. Faced with this sad spectacle, the rare spectators who made the trip to the Stade de France were extremely bored this Thursday, November 14. Unable to make a difference, without creation […]
France-Israel: the absence of Kylian Mbappé “is not a sanction” says Didier Deschamps
After this France-Israel at the Stade de France, which ended in a sad goalless draw (0-0), there was overall little to say and analyze. So in the post-match, on TF1, Didier Deschamps was questioned on a completely different subject: the absence of Kylian Mbappé, who was not selected for this November gathering. Didier Deschamps explained […]
France-Israel: the Israeli coach thanks Nicolas Sarkozy, François Hollande… but not Emmanuel Macron
This is an omission that may not be entirely unintentional. At a press conference following the good draw obtained by his team against the French team, at the Stade de France (0-0), the Israeli coach wanted to thank Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande, but did not not cited Emmanuel Macron. Returning to the welcome from […]
France-Israel: “This is not what was planned”, regrets Didier Deschamps
A sad and tasteless draw, quite unworthy of a semi-finalist of the Euro or a last finalist of the 2022 World Cup. This Thursday evening at the Stade de France, the Blues conceded the sharing of points ( 0-0) against Israel in the Nations League, this opponent’s first point in this qualifying group. After the […]