The 4-2-3-1 from France Manager Raymond Domenech was really a breath of fresh air, with Bordeaux's Yoann Gourcuff featuring in the Zidane spot, and Thierry Henry playing wide left. France had a great shape and looked like a healthy side, even in the first half that finished 0-0.

Benzema - Had a quiet first half, which is the polar opposite of how he played when he broke into the France team in the qualifiers for Euro 2008. Click to continue reading...

Il bretone dal cuore parigino

La mamma: «Henry?
Trezeguet? Lui è unico.
A un anno era un campione,
ma non voleva lasciare
la periferia di Parigi
per andare a giocare»

Di PIETRO TRIA
Jeremy Ménez è uno dei più interessanti talenti del
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Man this guy might have one of the most underrated great goals that I can remember.

He had the extra-time equalizer for France in the 2000 Euros against Italy. But everyone remembers the brilliant half-volley winner by Trezeguet...

But yeah, this guy's been suspended by the team after some spats with management, so why not come to New York to finish it out? Click to continue reading...

From Arsenal.com - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said:

"Experience-wise we are a bit short in midfield but we will see. With Diaby not being injured, Denilson being available, we have quality in there. Today we did not have Rosicky, Fabregas, Eduardo, van Persie and Song. They are five top-class players. Click to continue reading...

Il profumo di Europa assaporato nei palazzi di Nyon ha fatto bene. Il giorno dopo il sorteggio che ha fatto iniziare ufficialmente l'avventura in Champions League, la Juventus (per la prima volta in campo con la maglia color oro) si regala un'altra perla e batte l'Arsenal a domicilio.

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Parte la quarta stagione di Doni in maglia giallorossa. Ogni anno aumentano le ambizioni ma il portiere non sembra avere paura: «In queste ultime due stagioni abbiamo fatto ve­dere ottime cose. Abbiamo in testa la convin­zione di poter fare meglio, ma per ora ci ser­vono altri giocatori. Vogliamo lottare per lo scudetto e andare più avanti in Champions». Click to continue reading...

I don't mean to be reopening old wounds, but these were too wonderful not to share. They're in French, but trust me, you don't need to understand the words to understand the meaning. Keep an eye out for the running Estelle/Pires/Giuly gag in all three clips.

"Je ne suis pas a l'euro" - Trezeguet is left behind

"On va s'marier" - Raymond and Estelle tie the knot

"Allo Raymond" - Raymond and David's special relationship

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Today at the Stadio Olimpico in Turin the Trofeo TIM was held between Juventus, Inter, and Milan. It was a triangular tournament with each game lasting 45 minutes, and each match goes to penalties in case of a draw. 3 points for a win, 2 points for a win in penalties, and 1 point if you lose in penalties.

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Fratelli Bianconeri ieri sera ho visto la partita della Juventus in Danimarca. Come già saprete tutti la Juve ha vinto 2-1 ma in questo periodo non è certo la cosa che conta. Per quello che si è visto, a parte la condizione atletica nettamente in ritardo dei Bianconeri rispetto ai danesi che già hanno iniziato il campionato,le cose maggiormente degne di nota sono: 1) la coppia Amaurì-Iaquinta, veramente ben assortita ed efficacissima, che è partita titolare a dispetto di Trezeguet, che a quanto dicono non ha gradito (speriamo bene.

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First thing. If you haven't seen the get-together of the France 1998 team in the charity match from last weekend, you need to download the game. Now. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=E1XNKRIJ. (Thanks, Sandrahn!!) Up towards the top right, it will give you a three-letter combination to input. Then click on "Download.

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David Trezeguet announced today that he has retired from international competition for France. This decision is obviously in response to the news earlier in the week that France coach Raymond Domenech would remain as coach, even after France's terrible showing at the Euro's. Trezeguet was left off the Euro 08 squad by Domenech, even after he scored 20 goals for Juventus this past season. Click to continue reading...

A due settimane esatte dall'inizio della stagione, la nuova Juventus 2008/09 continua a prendere forma. In un periodo in cui anche l'Europeo rischia di vedersi oscurato dalle trattative di calciomercato, a fare il punto in casa bianconera ci ha pensato Jean-Claude Blanc. L'amministratore delegato ha rilasciato una lunga intervista a Sky Sport, trasmessa nel corso del programma "Euro Calciomercato".

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I was just researching the France Team Profile for the Euro 2008 main page (which will go up later tonight) and found this video. Thought you'd enjoy it as much as I did!

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Found a good clip (in terms of the highlights) for the match played yesterday where Inter faced off with Juventus in the TIM cup quarter final. Inter ended up winning the match 3-2 to book a place in the semi-finals against Lazio (5-4 winners on aggregate). It was Inter's 17 year old striker, Mario Balotelli, that [. Click to continue reading...