France Soccer

Samir Nasri has announced on his personal blog that he will be transferring to Arsenal.  The French national will leave Marseille for a 4-year $31.6 million deal.  Nasri has been with Marseille since age 9.  Many consider him the next Zidane, though he saw action in only one game during the Euro 2008 soccer tournament.  [...]

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Wow.  Disappointing.  France exits the UEFA Euro 2008 championship with a mere 1 point and at the bottom of Group C results.
Today’s match-up was excitement filled, but none of it positive for the French national soccer team.  It started with Franck Ribery going down with a tough injury only 7 minutes in, continued with Eric [...]

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The French national soccer team got an old fashioned whoopin’ in their second UEFA Euro 2008 game versus Netherlands.  France soccer lost to the Tangerine machine 4-1.  France took 2 more shots than Netherlands, but its opportunities were not strong and only 47% landed on net compared with 80% for the Dutch.  Henry netted the [...]

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France tied Romania 0-0 in the opener of the UEFA Euro 2008 soccer championship.  The tie puts France in a tough position with Netherlands trouncing Italy 3-0 in Group C play.  The game was largely dull with neither keeper playing much of a role in the outcome.  Patrick Vieira and Thierry Henry both sat out [...]

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Will I see you at Summers wearing the good ole blue cheering on France with me in this year’s Euro 2008? I got my jersey ready, do you?

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Where do they play?
56% France; 25% England; 11% Italy; 6% Spain; 3% Germany
33%  Olympique Lyonnais
Goalies
Grégory Coupet – Olympique Lyonnais
Sébastien Frey – Paris SG
Mickaël Landreau – Paris SG
Defense
Eric Abidal – Olympique Lyonnais
Jean-Alain Boumsong – Olympique Lyonnais
François Clerc – Olympique Lyonnais
Julien Escudé – F.C. Seville
Patrice Evra – Manchester United
William Gallas – Arsenal FC
Gaël Givet – Olympique de [...]

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Here is what we’ll be wearing for jerseys during the Euro 2008 championship in Austria/Switzerland.

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Goalies
Grégory Coupet
Sébastien Frey
Mickaël Landreau
Defense
Eric Abidal
Jean-Alain Boumsong
François Clerc
Julien Escudé
Patrice Evra
William Gallas
Gaël Givet
Philippe Mexes
Bacary Sagna
Willy Sagnol
Sébastien Squillaci
Lilian Thuram
Midfield
Hatem Ben Arfa
Abou Diaby
Alou Diarra
Lassana Diarra
Claude Makelele
Florent Malouda
Rio Antonio Mavuba
Samir Nasri
Franck Ribéry
Jérôme Rothen
Jérémy Toulalan
Patrick Vieira
Forwards
Nicolas Anelka
Karim Benzema
Djibril Cissé
Sidney Govou
Thierry Henry
Frédéric Piquionne
Louis Saha
David Trezeguet
Sylvain Wiltord

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