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| New France coach
Laurent Blanc has passed the words of the French national anthem
on to his players so they can sing La Marseillaise before their
Euro 2012 qualifier against Belarus.
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| France coach Laurent Blanc is making sure all his players will be singing the national anthem before a 2012 European Championship qualifier against Belarus on Friday, to show they really care about playing for their country. Blanc is so concerned that some of his younger players actually may not actually know how to sing "La Marseillaise" that he has been handing out sheets with the... |
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| France, England and Italy begin the rebuilding process after disappointing World Cup campaigns when they play their first European Championship qualifying matches on Friday. France, under new coach Laurent Blanc, plays in front of its fans for the first time since the squad's World Cup training strike shocked the nation when it takes on Belarus at the Stade de France in Group D. |
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| France will face its bitterly disappointed fans for the first time since a World Cup training strike shocked the nation when coach Laurent Blanc's team takes on Belarus in a 2012 European Championship qualifier on Friday. While beating Belarus at Stade de France should not pose too great a problem for Blanc's patched-up team, winning back the fans' belief is going to be far more... |
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| New France coach Laurent Blanc has
told his players they must rediscover the values that once made
them a proud and respected outfit as they prepare for a Euro
2012 qualifying campaign beginning against Belarus on Friday.
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| After a tumultuous World Cup, former France coach Raymond Domenech is now likely to lose his job as a French football federation employee. Domenech was replaced by former Bordeaux coach Laurent Blanc after the World Cup, but he kept his job at the federation. French federation president Fernand Duchaussoy, however, says he met with Domenech last week and that a gentlemen's agreement was likely... |
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| Zinedine Zidane has made an appearance at France's training camp to help coach Laurent Blanc restore the beleaguered national team's confidence following its disastrous World Cup. Zidane, who won the 1998 European Championship and 2000 World Cup with France, spent Wednesday with the players at its camp in Clairefontaine. |
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| Saint-Etienne midfielder Blaise Matuidi has been called up for European Championship qualifiers against Belarus and Bosnia-Herzegovina. France coach Laurent Blanc summoned the uncapped player on Wednesday because Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema and midfielder Yohan Cabaye are in doubt for both games. |
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| Lens has signed France under-21 midfielder Gregory Sertic from Bordeaux on a one-year loan deal. Lens said on its website that the 21-year-old Sertic passed a medical test on Tuesday. Sertic played 18 league games for Bordeaux, scoring one goal, after coming through the club's youth ranks. He made his debut under former Bordeaux coach Laurent Blanc, who is now coaching France. |
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| It was a stroll in the park for Diego Forlan & Co. tonight at Vicente Calderon. |
