France need win in first qualifier post-Zidane
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France start their World Cup qualifying campaign against Israel in Paris on Saturday badly needing victory to put their ignominious Euro 2004 exit behind them.
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France see their next World Cup qualifying match against Ireland as a chance to banish the doubts that have plagued them since a generation of players ended their international careers.
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Losing Australian Open singles finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will make his Davis Cup debut for France in a first round clash against Romania next month.
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&quot;Right from the beginning there was a problem with responsibilities within the club, especially regarding recruitment,&quot; the Frenchman said during half-time, with the scores still level at 1-1.
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LONDON, England -- Newcastle achieved their first European success in France as a 4-0 win over Sochaux took the Premier League team to the top of UEFA Group D. A first half goal from Lee Bowyer and strikes
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The beautiful game turned vicious, even venomous Sunday. It was all still beautiful to Italy. And very ugly for France, which lost captain Zinedine Zidane with a red card after his nasty head butt in extra time, and then went down 5-3 in a shootout after a 1-1 draw.
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Was it something he said? With France and Italy tied in extra time of Sunday&#039;s World Cup final, Zinedine Zidane head-butted Marco Materazzi in the chest and was ejected. France went on to lose on penalty kicks. The day after, still no one knew what the Italian defender might have said to the French star.
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France tonight named their team for Saturdayâs World Cup qualifier against the Republic of Ireland - with eight of Raymond Domenechâs starting line-up possessing Premiership experience.
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Latest from Wednesday's 2006 World Cup qualifier.
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Germany is starting to get that championship look. It took Juergen Klinsmann&#039;s team a mere 12 minutes to break down Sweden 2-0 Saturday, becoming the first team to reach the World Cup quarterfinals. It was a one-sided win over what was billed as one of the top European teams heading into the tournament.
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PARIS : Former world and European champions France were held to a goalless draw by a spirited Ireland side in a tense World Cup qualifier.
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TORSHAVN, Faroe Islands -- Captain Patrick Vieira was sent off as France put their World Cup qualifying campaign back on track with a 2-0 win over the Faroe Islands on Wednesday.
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Thierry Henry scored his first international goal for four months to help struggling France snatch a badly needed 2-0 victory over Cyprus.
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World number one Roger Federer faces a tough task in his bid to win the French Open for the first time.
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To the very end of his career, Zinedine Zidane could dictate the flow of play with rare skill and elegant control of the ball. In the World Cup final, Zidane lost control of his temper.
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France coach Bernard Laporte believes the "fear factor" will benefit his side against England.
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Two goals each from Mohamed Zidan and Hosni Abd Rabou give Egypt a fine start in their defence of the Africa Cup of Nations.