Showing posts with label French Football. Show all posts
Showing posts with label French Football. Show all posts

Video PSG Vs Marseille 2-1

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Famous French Football Players

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As a multi cultural country, France managed to create its soccer style based on French soccer players of all origins and all playing styles. When talking about the English national team for example, we can say that the "traditional" playing style for them is to rain down lobbed passes to the strikers and their game is generally based on strength and determination. Likewise, when talking about the Italians, you'll probably agree that their "traditions" include a tough defensive system and a substantial amount of pragmatism. With French soccer players, you can really find such a pattern, since they're quite varied in their playing style. More importantly, the top 5 French soccer players of all times (Zinedine Zidane, Thierry Henry, Michel Platini, Eric Cantona and Didier Deschamps) all come from different backgrounds and have different strengths. It's these 5 magnificent players I'd like to tell you about, as they are considered not only the best French soccer players, but also some of the World's greatest (Find more players from other nationalities at the Famous Soccer Players section). Michel Platini (1955) Until Zidane came on the French soccer scene, Michel Platini was undoubtedly the best French soccer player of all times. Now, the odds are balanced and no one really dares compare the two giants. Michel Platini had a great contribution to France's first international trophy, as he almost single-handedly won them the 1984 European Championship, where he came out as top scorer and best player of the tournament Eric Cantona (1966) Controversial, charismatic, popular, decisive...these would be some great adjectives to stamp on Eric Cantona, but before being all of the above, he was a brilliant player. In order to understand Cantona's power, you should ask a few Manchester United fans. Playing for Man U for 6 seasons and ending his career with the Old Trafford side earned Cantona the status of an idol, as his 64 goals in nearly 140 matches revived Manchester to the great soccer power it is today. Didier Deschamps (1968) Although defensive midfielders never really stand out in modern soccer, Didier Deschamps and his majestic playing style made sure he was the exception that strengthened the rule. Captaining France through the successful 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 campaigns, Didier Deschamps became the first French captain (and French football player, at that) to lift the two major trophies. Zinedine Zidane (1972) Zizou is not only an iconic figure of modern French soccer, but also an idol throughout the World. If you're new to soccer and didn't have the chance to see Zinedine Zidane play, here's what made him famous: his perfect technique, brilliant passing ability and his decisiveness when his teams needed it most. Some of his best moments in soccer were in decisive matches where there was a huge amount of pressure on the players' shoulders. For example, he single-handedly won the 1998 World Cup final, scoring twice against Brazil. Or who can forget his magnificent volley right under the bar in the 2001-2002 Champions League final, a goal that eventually brought Real Madrid the trophy.

France National Football Team

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The France football team is one of the oldest in Europe, but they didn't manage to exploit this experience in the tournaments they played for quite a long time. The French soccer team's World Cup history isn't all that magnificent, with a single Cup win in 1998 on home ground, a lost final in the last World Cup held in Germany in 2006 and two more bronze medals earned in 1958 and 1986.
It's actually quite surprising that the French national soccer team didn't manage similar performances to those of Brazil, Germany or Italy, seeing how they always had extraordinary players wearing the "bleus" shirts.
The French soccer team's high rise began in the early 80s, as the team was constructed around a "carre magique" or magic square, containing Michel Platini, Luis Fernandez, Alain Giresse and Jean Tigana. These four players formed the backbone of the French national soccer team for almost a decade. Until then, despite having a strong team, France was either unlucky or simply caught in a bad form at most of the World Cups it played in.
Their most notable performances before the "Platini" era include a quarter final in the 1938 World Cup and a third place in 1958, but in the rest of the World Cups played in between and until the 80s, the France soccer team never got past round 1 and they also failed to qualify on 4 occasions (1950, 1962, 1970, 1974). But let's fast forward to the interesting part of France's soccer history, shall we?

As I said earlier, France had a magic offensive square on the pitch in the 80s, lead by striker Michel Platini, who is considered the best French soccer player
of all times, although many attribute this title to the recently-retired
Zinedine Zidane.
With a Platini that was gaining more good form with each match he would play, France would get a notable 4th place in the 1986 World Cup, their best performance in 25 years. Although the 4th place in itself isn't much of a deal, that position was a taste of things to come.
The France soccer team went on to participate in the European Championships 2 years later, in 1984. They didn't manage to qualify for this tournament in 20 years and little was expected from them this time around. But Platini and his "gang" had no time for contemplation over the past as they swept through the rounds ad won the final against Spain, 2-0, with Platini scoring one of the most crucial goals of his career (the second goal for France was scored by Bellone in the 90th minute).
Unfortunately for France's soccer team, the 1986 World Cup that followed, which saw them as one of the favorites, failed to bring the cup back to Paris. After going past Italy and Brazil in the round of 16 and quarter finals respectively, France was knocked out by Germany in the semi-finals, but won the third place match against Belgium 4-2. However, that World Cup marked the career end of several of the Platini generation players and it was time for some fresh blood.
After 2 unsuccessful World Cup qualifying campaigns in 1990 and 1994, France
seemed destined for another slide on the ramp of success. But FIFA's decision to award France with holding the 1998 World Cup gave French soccer fans hope that their team can finally win the big trophy. And thanks to outstanding performances by players such as Zinedine Zidane, Didier Deschampes or Lilliam Thuram, that's exactly what the French national soccer team did.
Winning in the final 3-0 against Brazil finally established France amongst the most powerful teams of the moment and also established Zinedine Zidane as an idol throughout the World.
Given the strength and the form of the now World Champions, their success in the European Championship of 2000 seemed almost natural. Since then, the French soccer team managed to reach another World Cup final in 2006, which they lost after a thrilling match that ended with a penalty shootout and with Zinedine Zidane sent off the pitch for head butting Italy's defender Marco Matterazzi, in the Frenchman's last game on the pitch ever.

French Football

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I always considered French soccer to be one of the strongest around and I always enjoyed seeing the France national side play, since they always have a unique combination of physical prowess and technique in their style. Looking over France's international cup achievements I noticed they had a lot of ups and downs, combining periods of great success with huge downfalls where they didn't even manage to qualify to the World Cup or the European Championship. Nevertheless, the French national soccer team deserves a section of its own and I decided to focus on their national team, since it brought the most important successes in French soccer history: 1 World Cup win (and a couple more silver and bronze medals) and two European Championships

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