Paris: France coach Didier Deschamps has called up Lyon forward Alexandre Lacazette for the first time to replace the injured Jeremy Menez for next month's friendly matches against Uruguay and Brazil. The French Football Federation said Thursday that Menez has pulled out because of back pains. The Paris Saint-Germain winger has not played since scoring the goal that clinched the league title in a 1-0 win at Lyon two weeks...
03:38 PM, May 24, 2013
Paris: Paris St Germain's top scorer Zlatan Ibrahimovic proved an inspired playmaker in his side's 4-0 thrashing of Dinamo Zagreb in Champions League Group A on Tuesday. The former AC Milan forward gave up his usual striking role at the Parc des Princes but rescued his team from a deeper position on the pitch by setting up all four goals. "He worked for the team as he always does. He's...
06:43 PM, Nov 07, 2012
Zagreb: Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Jeremy Menez gave Paris Saint-Germain a 2-0 win at Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday, inflicting a ninth successive loss in the Champions League for the Croatian team. Ibrahimovic missed two chances before scoring in the 33rd minute after receiving a pass from Menez. The French winger scored in 43rd after a solo move that he ended by slotting the ball between the legs of Dinamo goalkeeper Ivan...
03:30 AM, Oct 25, 2012
Paris: The French Football Federation has opened disciplinary proceedings against players Samir Nasri, Hatem Ben Arfa, Jeremy Menez and Yann Mvila for misbehaving at Euro 2012, the FFF said on Tuesday. The federation added that Didier Deschamps, who has just left his job at Olympique Marseille, had asked for time to think about taking over from Laurent Blanc as France coach. Deschamps has until the end of the week to...
05:03 PM, Jul 03, 2012
Never before has France coach Laurent Blanc been seriously criticised for the on-field performance of his side, so it seems somewhat churlish to hammer the boss after the end of an unbeaten 23-match streak. It is impossible, however, to overlook the coach's decisions during the miserable 2-0 defeat to Sweden. Was Blanc foolishly lured into believing that Tuesday's opponents would be overly relaxed? No " that is not his style....
12:28 PM, Jun 20, 2012
Donetsk: France coach Laurent Blanc praised the performance of Jeremy Menez in his sides 2-0 victory over Ukraine on Friday. The Paris Saint-Germain winger was called up to the starting XI in place of Florent Malouda and produced a confident performance, bagging Frances opener. Les Bleus look in good shape to qualify from Group D, and Blanc was impressed with Menez, who he picked to exploit the space behind the...
01:41 AM, Jun 16, 2012
Donetsk: France boosted their hopes of reaching the Euro 2012 quarter-finals with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Ukraine in a rain-delayed Group D fixture in Kiev. Having been forced to leave the pitch after only four minutes due to a massive storm, play resumed nearly an hour later, but it wasnt until the second half that the killer blows were dealt, with Jeremy Menez and Yohan Cabaye scoring within four...
12:20 AM, Jun 16, 2012
