Instead I'll use a lot of rude words:
In full disclosure, I am the son of the land whose very geography screams equal parts football dominance and hatred for the French, with a powerful boot punting Sicily into France's backside. So much do we hate the French, that we would sacrifice Sicily to embarrass them. But seriously, we hate the French football team, or as they call themselves, Le Blu.
France's last hero through the 2006 World Cup and the 2008 Euro Cup, Thierry Henry, had a hot season in 08-09 but not so much in 09-10. He basically went from scoring a goal every 1.6 games, to every 6.8 games, so we'll see how that plays out.
I will refrain from making the obligatory French hand-job joke regarding France's qualification against Ireland, but it did evoke scenes of the Germany-USA Quarter-Final match in the 2002 World Cup. I hate to say it, but France is probably going to make it out of group A. Perhaps not ahead, but alive.
I welcome the push-back from fans of France, but know that I will rarely, if ever, grace these pages with positive comments about the French side.
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