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France Ban Anelka for 18 Internationals

Jedi Shrimper

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Anelka banned for 18 games (for outburst at Domenech during Mexico match).
Evra banned for 5 games (failure to perform Captain duties & ringleader in revolt).
Ribery banned for 3 games (failure to perform Vice-Captain duties & ringleader in revolt).
Toulalan banned for 1 game (ringleader in revolt).

One suspects the FFF have rather shot themselves in the foot here.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8893705.stm
 
Considering that Anelka confirmed his retirement after the incident, they might as well have just made an example of him and given him a life ban...

Ribery deserves more, though. It was confirmed by a number of players that when the bus pulled up to training, Gourcuff went to train saying that it's the least they owe the fans, and Ribery shouted him down with something along the lines of "Go on, Yoann, you go and train like a good little boy to make sure the people love you, you prick." That, and he's fond of underage hookers.
 
I must have missed Anelka retiring, pretty pointless then.

Agree others did deserve to be punished but I'd have thought the same punishment for all involved would have been the best way forward.
 
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