Four semifinal fails in the past five iterations of the competition prove their nearly-there-but-not-quite status
The punishment comes after Ribery lashed out at critics in a string of angry posts on Twitter and Instagram on Saturday
Brazilian great Pele has finally been awarded a Ballon d’Or, despite retiring in 1977.
France international footballers Frank Ribery and Karim Benzema were charged with having had sex with an under-age prostitute on Tuesday.
Bafana Bafana’s chances of advancing in the Soccer World Cup were delivered a blow on Thursday as Mexico beat France 2-0 in Polokwane.
Italy came out on top in a tussle for a place in Sunday’s Euro 2008 quarterfinal against Spain as the world champions beat 10-man France 2-0.
The Netherlands staged a remarkable comeback to win 4-3 in Austria while European champions Greece beat Portugal 2-1 as all 16 Euro 2008 finalists contested friendlies on Wednesday. England midfielder David Beckham will not have happy memories of his 100th international appearance after Fabio Capello’s side suffered a 1-0 defeat to France in Paris.
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/ 18 October 2007
France put themselves firmly on course for next year’s European Championship finals with a 2-0 victory over Lithuania on Wednesday, just five weeks after a shock home defeat had almost derailed their campaign. Thierry Henry netted his 42nd and 43rd goals late in the match to pass Michel Platini’s French scoring record.