Laurent Blanc News
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The former agent of three-time world soccer player of the year Zinedine Zidane used a so-called U.K. letterbox company as part of a plan to avoid paying more than 2.5 million euros ($3.2 million) in taxes, according to the ruling of an appeal court in Valencia, Spain.
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New France soccer coach Laurent Blanc said players will have to “be disciplined” and behave “impeccably” if they want to remain on the team after squad members went on strike under Raymond Domenech at the World Cup.
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An anti-discrimination organization filed a complaint over France’s handling of an investigation into a row over soccer quotas based on race.
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Laurent Blanc won’t renew his contract as coach of France’s national soccer team, the French Football Federation said on its website.
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Didier Deschamps, who captained France to the 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Championship soccer titles, was hired as coach of the national team.
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England and France tied 1-1 last night at soccer’s European Championship, while Ukraine’s record scorer Andriy Shevchenko got two goals as the co-host rallied to beat Sweden 2-1.
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Patrick Vieira , a member of France’s 1998 World Cup-winning soccer squad, said his former teammate Laurent Blanc should resign as French coach after revelations of discussions to impose quotas on players with foreign roots.
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Laurent Blanc, who guided Bordeaux to sixth in French soccer’s Ligue 1 this season, has been appointed coach of France’s national team, the country’s soccer federation said in a statement.
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France coach Laurent Blanc says a dressing room dispute between his players has affected preparations ahead of tomorrow’s quarterfinal in soccer’s European Championship with titleholder Spain.
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For new England soccer coach Roy Hodgson, the team’s unsuccessful past is less important than the possibility of winning its first major trophy since the 1966 World Cup.
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