Soap opera continues to swirl around French
JOHANNESBURG - The soap opera swirling around the French World Cup team took another bizarre turn - if that's even possible - when Coach Raymond Domenech appeared alone at a news conference Monday to say some of his players may not want to play in today's Group A finale against the host South Africans.
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"It is a possibility," said Domenech, who has faced a player rebellion over the last 48 hours. "We will have to take it into account when I compose the team with my staff."
The mutiny started shortly after Thursday's 2-0 loss to Mexico when striker Nicolas Anelka insulted the coach in a profane tirade. The French Football Federation responded by expelling Anelka, and the players responded to that by boycotting practice Sunday during a tumultuous period in which a fitness coach stormed off the field and the managing director of the French federation said he was resigning.
The team returned to the practice field Monday, but with the players' workout uniforms stripped of all sponsor logos. In addition, a fast-food restaurant in France has pulled its ads featuring Anelka, while a prominent bank has canceled an advertising campaign featuring the team.
One of the players missing from Domenech's starting li
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