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	TIME.com: World Cup 2002 - French Foreign Legion
		French football fans who closely monitor the form of their best players ahead of the World Cup keep their eyes on the English Premiership, where superstars like Thierry Henry, Robert Pires, Patrick Vieira, Emmanuel Petit, Marcel Desailly and Fabien Barthez ply their trade.
		The FFF also required all the country's professional clubs to establish and finance development centers where older prospects could combine studies with high-level footballing instruction and practice.
		The centralized approach to football, after all, is a variation on France's large, dirigiste state structure that liberals generally decry as reminiscent of Gaullist, if not Soviet, organization.
	www.time.com /time/worldcup2002/020128/index.html (1202 words)

	The Namibian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
		French coach Claude Le Roy, who is familiar with African football, having trained the Cameroonian and Senegalese national squads, said the crafty "agents" are mainly from France, Belgium, Holland, England and Germany.
		According to the director general of the French Football league, Jacques Thebault, unscrupulous recruiting agents have increased since the Belgian player, Bosman sued in the European Court after he was prevented from moving to a French second division US Dunkerke in 1990 at the end of his contract at home.
		The main concern of Jean Lapeyre, the legal adviser of the French Football Federation, is that with the increase in cases such as those of Alfredo and Suffo, football, a glorious sport, will change from the pitches to the courtrooms.
	www.namibian.com.na /Netstories/Sport12-98/slavetrade.html (993 words)

	Football, a universe where tensions run high
		Football can be understood as a global phenomenon only if one considers the different ways it is perceived from one country to another and each nation's traditions, culture, politics, financial context, etc. Football is universal only insofar as it can be adapted to the social and cultural conditions where it is practiced.
		French citizens generally acknowledge that the State protects the interests of the public in its determination that football must be protected from corruption by purely monetary concerns.
		The French victory during the world cup in 1998 has been interpreted as a universal consecration of the country's political and cultural values; France is the world champion of social and racial integration by football.
	www.cnrs.fr /Cnrspresse/n400/html/en400foot02.htm (434 words)

	Football Forums News: French demand Portugal probe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
		French authorities are investigating why Portugal's Under-21 side refused to take dope tests after their play-off defeat to France.
		Tuesday's game fell under Uefa jurisdiction and a French federation spokesman has said the Portuguese were within their rights to refuse to take part in national doping controls after their penalty shoot-out victory.
		The Portuguese football association said it had apologised to the French FA and the European football's governing body about the damage.
	www.footballforums.net /news/printer_5080.php (219 words)

	FIFA.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
		While determining the level of responsibility of the FFF, the Committee also has to consider whether the security measures and their implementation were sufficient to prevent a pitch invasion, as well as whether the FFF did in fact take all of the measures that were to be expected in such a situation.
		With regard to this particular case, it should be recalled that according to the submitted observations, the FFF was aware of the tension surrounding the tragic events in the United States on September 11 and the related implications in the French suburbs home to many Algerian immigrants.
		Instead, the FFF, if one is to believe the unsubstantiated claims in the submitted observations, merely increased the number of stewards from 800 to 1,200 and the number of police officers from 200 to 1,250.
	www.fifa.com /common/printerfriendly.html?articleid=53620 (1322 words)

	ITV Football - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
		The French Football Federation refused to sanction the move to Highbury, prompting intervention from FIFA who ratified Flamini's registration with Arsenal and fixed Marseille's compensation due to them for an under-23 player.
		Marseille appealed but CAS found that the French club's March 31 communication did not constitute a "firm offer of a professional contract as key elements of the future contract such as the salary, were not included".
		CAS further decided that, under French football league rules, the June 29 offer was too late to secure Flamini's registration so the player was free to sign for whichever club he chose.
	www.itv-football.co.uk /Story/0,14272,6145_799433,00.html (382 words)

	icHuddersfield - Hoddle 'has no chance' of French vacancy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
		French Football League vice-president Gervais Martel was dismissive of the former England and Tottenham manager's prospects of succeeding Jacques Santini, and insisted the job must not go to a foreign coach.
		Hoddle confirmed his candidature with a fax to the French Football Federation on Tuesday, but Jean Tigana and Laurent Blanc are clear favourites for the vacant position.
		Martel, who is the president of top-flight side Lens and also chief of the union of French football club presidents, said: "Glenn Hoddle was a good player and a good coach with England but I think he has no chance of succeeding Jacques Santini.
	ichuddersfield.icnetwork.co.uk /euro2004/news/tm_objectid=14399958&method=full&siteid=50061&headline=hoddle--has-no-chance--of-french-vacancy-name_page.html (601 words)

	Escalettes Named French Football Federation President
		Jean-Pierre Escalettes was named president of the French Football Federation Saturday after Claude Simonet stood down from the post.
		The 69-year-old Escalettes was elected at the federation's headquarters in Paris.
		He was the previous vice president of the French Football Federation and president of the French amateur soccer league.
	www.voanews.com /english/2005-02-12-voa20.cfm (155 words)

	Soccer Boards: Live soccer results, football fixtures, tables, news & top goalscorers of Europe.
		Football is played predominantly with the feet, but players may use any part of their body except their hands and arms to propel the ball; the exception to this is the goalkeeper, who is the only member of the team allowed to handle the ball in the field of play.
		Football is played at a professional level all over the world and millions of people regularly go to a football stadium to follow their home team, whilst millions more avidly watch the game on television.
		According to a survey conducted by Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's governing body, published in the spring of 2001, over 240 million people regularly play football in more than 200 countries in every part of the world.
	www.soccerboards.com /index1.php (612 words)

	Football in Tunisia
		Finally in 1921 the Tunisian league was born and became an affiliate of the French Football Federation as Tunisia was under French rule at this time.
		In 1956 Tunisia had independence and along with this new ear came a new era in the Tunisian game with the Tunisian Football Federation being created in 1957.
		Football is a passion in Tunisia so keep an eye out for the big matches and the atmosphere that this generates.
	www.tunisia.com /Tunisia/Culture/Tunisia-Sport/Football/Domestic-League (405 words)

	ESPN.com - SOCCER - French soccer federation wants temperamental striker suspended
		The French Football Federation (FFF) is considering asking City to ban Anelka for two English premier league matches and has threatened to involve soccer's world governing body FIFA.
		The striker's grievance with France coach Jacques Santini, whom he did not inform of his decision, stems from the fact that he was not among Santini's first choice squad but rather a stand-in for Olympique Lyon striker Sydney Govou, who is doubtful because of an injury.
		Citing FIFA regulations the FFF said, while waiting for an official decision after transferring the case to its discipline committee, Anelka should be suspended for his next club match.
	espn.go.com /soccer/news/2002/1118/1462730.html (658 words)

	ESPN.com Soccernet Europe: News - Report slams French federation 'sleaze'
		World Cup and European Championship victories gave French football a massive boost, but the report said seconded coaches of the national teams had submitted inflated expense claims unchecked.
		The report also slammed extravagance at the federation, where lavish trips on private jets cost 95,000 euros during World Cup year, even though the 1998 competition was held in France and public transport would have sufficed.
		In response to the report, Sports Minister Marie-George Buffet said sport, and professional football in particular, had undergone a major revolution in recent years and the government was taking steps to ensure it was properly regulated.
	www.soccernet.com /europe/news/2002/0131/20020131fffexpenses.html (383 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
		The dream of Fernand Sastre, then president of the French football federation, soon became reality with the aid of a superb squad led by a Michel Platini at the summit of his career.
		Jean Tigana was a vital cog in the high-octane French machine that raced across the football landscape in the mid-1980s, winning a European championship in 1984 and coming within a whisker of World Cup glory.
		PREDICTION: The ‘magus’ of French football, Marcelus Toe-Guor, a lifelong supporter of Les Bleus, telephoned the national team coach Michel Hidalgo to predict the victory of the French over Spain in the final.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1040602/asp/sports/story_3322400.asp (1280 words)

	Port Vila Presse Online Vanuatu News :: Lulu Knocks On Door To The Coupe De France
		Temari, where they are expected to have dinner with the President of the French Football Federation Claude Simonet, and the secretary to the ministry of sport.
		However, given the fact that Vanuatu was a former French colony, and currently an active member of l'Association Internationale de la Francophonie, and especially when Vanuatu Football has roots in the French style of game, there could be a better chance that the once Tahiti/New Caledonia/Vanuatu Coupe de France play off be restored.
		But the one vital thing that lies in the hearts of many soccer lovers in the three known French territories in Oceania, is the wish to revive their football connection.
	www.news.vu /en/sports/football/lulu-knocks-on-door-to-th.shtml (781 words)

	IRVAJ English - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
		The start of the match at the Stade de France in Paris had to be delayed by about 20 minutes after Mr Chirac demanded that the booing stop and that the French Football Federation apologise to the nation.
		Mr Chirac left the presidential box and the players returned to their dressing rooms while French Football Federation president Claude Simonet asked the crowd to stop booing or the game would not start.
		Mr Simonet addressed the crowd with a microphone saying, "the French Federation wishes to apologise because the Marseillaise was booed".
	www.iranvajahan.net /cgi-bin/news_en.pl?l=en&y=2002&m=5&d=12&a=11 (436 words)

	French Football Federation and adidas sign long-term contract extension
		The French team has worn the three stripes since 1972, when adidas first started the production of football-specific apparel.
		Since then, the FFF has celebrated a FIFA World Championship (1998), two UEFA European Championships (1984 and 2000) and three FIFA Confederations Cups (1985, 2001 and 2003).
		Besides its partnership with the French Football Federation, adidas has partnerships with national football federations all over the globe, including Argentina, Canada, China, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Japan, Latvia, Nigeria, Romania, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain and the United Arab Emirates.
	www.adidas-group.com /en/news/archive/2004/2004_06_05.asp (374 words)

	SI.com - Soccer - New French coach now scheduled to be named Monday - Wednesday July 7, 2004 5:02PM
		Earlier this week, the FFF said that the announcement was due on Friday as the Federation's board holds a regular meeting in Clermont-Ferrand, in the center of France.
		Santini's two-year reign as the French national coach ended miserably as his side were beaten 1-0 in the quarter-finals of Euro 2004 by eventual winners Greece.
		A French football federation spokesman said that FFF's chairman Claude Simonet had received Hoddle's application "with respect" and would meet him before the FFF's council meets on Friday to name the new national coach.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/soccer/07/07/french.coach.delay (728 words)

	FIFA.com The Official web site of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association
		PARIS (AFP) - Jacques Georges, President of the French Football Federation (FFF) from 1968 to 1972, and President of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) from 1983 to 1990, died on Wednesday night at the age of 87, the FFF announced on Thursday.
		Greatly affected by the upsurge of violence in football, particularly the Heysel tragedy in Belgium at the final of the European Champions Cup between Juventus and Liverpool in May 1985 which left 39 dead and hundreds injured, Mr Georges stepped down from the presidency of European footballâs governing body in 1990.
		Honorary President of both UEFA and the FFF, Jacques Georges had a second spell as president of the latter organisation, when he took temporary charge from 29 November 1993 to 19 February 1994 after the resignation of Jean Fournet-Fayard.
	www.fifa.com /en/print/article/0,4039,74373,00.html (292 words)

	CNNSI.com - Soccer - Lemerre sacked as French national coach - Friday July 05, 2002 11:46 AM
		LYON, France (AP) -- Roger Lemerre, who led the French soccer team's catastrophic World Cup title defense, was fired from his job as national coach Friday by French soccer's governing body.
		Lemerre was "discharged from his position as coach," the president of the French Football Federation, Claude Simonet, said after a meeting of the body's federal council.
		Without Zidane and Pires, the French team put on a lackluster show and was stunned 1-0 by newcomer Senegal in the World Cup opener.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/news/2002/07/05/lemerre_sack_ap (592 words)

	Jamaica Gleaner - Solution found in Kelly's case - Friday \| September 26, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
		National midfielder Kelly got his wish to represent Arnett Gardens in the Wray and Nephew National Premier League, Harbour View's ownership of the player's rights were established and Arnett Gardens secured the services of the player for the one year they desired on a lone basis.
		A release sent out by the Jamaica Football Federation which ruled on the situation through its competitions committee outlined their findings and decisions taken.
		The player, according to the French Football Association was signed to Paris St. Germain as a non-amateur player from July 2001 to August 31, 2003.
	www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20030926/sports/sports3.html (321 words)

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		The FFF feels that the player has two real jobs; one to be a soccer player and the second to go to school.
		The young French players are taught to always feint when receiving or passing which allows them to get in or out of tight marking situations.
		The FFF keeps a close eye on the professional clubs because they might not always be concerned with the best interests of the young players.
	www.nasl.com /articles/doc/FrenchFootballFederationYouthDevelopmentProgram.doc (1326 words)

	The Scotsman - Sport - Foe family sues over tragic death (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
		THE family of Cameroon’s Marc-Vivien Foe, who died of a heart attack a year ago during a Confederations Cup match, is suing the French Football Federation (FFF) for failing to provide adequate medical back-up.
		Foe’s wife, Marie-Louise, and her lawyers want to see FFF documents regarding the medical staff and equipment in place during the semi-final match against Colombia at Lyon’s Gerland Stadium.
		Football news from Portugal where the party went on without Scotland
	thescotsman.scotsman.com /sport.cfm?id=750862004 (544 words)

	Football news, live scores, fixtures and results from 4thegame.com
		Under normal circumstances, he would be facing a FIFA-enforced two-match ban - but the Football Association are expected to end any danger of that happening by writing to the French Football Federation (FFF) tomorrow.
		The FFF had called on both the FA and FIFA to enforce a two-match ban, but FIFA confirmed they would take no action unless a complaint was made.
		The French have not made a formal complaint, saying it is up to the FA to do so as Anelka plays in England.
	www.4thegame.com /news/story/115620 (680 words)

	Coaches Corner - GetGame.ca (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
		Presentations were made by members of French club and national teams as well as the former head coach of Senegal.
		The French Football Federation have 14 fulltime coaches that work at the National Training Center.
		The FFF must have the ability to train all of these coaches.
	www.ontariosoccerweb.com /coach/coach.php?page=tactics (931 words)

	Coupe du monde de football 1998 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
		The French have every intention of making this initial event spectacular, as an appetiser for the final competition itself, which they hope will be sumptuous like the opening ceremony scheduled to take place on the Champs-Elysées on the eve of the first match (and not the same day as has always been the case).
		A committee which has set its budget at FF 1.55 bn, to be financed by two main sources of income: ticket sales (2.5 million tickets, with probably three price categories, should go on sale at the ten stadia retained for the event) and the commercial marketing of the World Cup itself.
		There is only one major city missing, the European capital of Strasbourg, which did not wish to take part; all the other towns and cities represent the strongholds of French football, even if Marseilles and Toulouse are currently in the Second Division.
	www.france.diplomatie.fr /label_france/English/DOSSIER/SPORT/cou.html (614 words)

	TAKING THE SHIRT OFF PIRES BACK \|\| Arsenal Times - Unofficial Arsenal F.C. News and Views
		It seems extraordinary that for wearing the ‘wrong shirt’ on French TV, Robert Pires has been fined £35,000 by the French Football Federation; for what was obviously an oversight on his part.
		One can only conclude that he would not have wantonly incurred their wrath; and presumably laundry timetables had run amok in his household, and the ‘one on, one off, and one in the wash’ regime was in reality ‘one off, one in the wash and one somewhere under the bed’.
		The FFF are a vindictive bunch, Pires dared to criticised the lousy managers they have appointed, and the rubbish tactics they use.
	www.sportnetwork.net /main/s378/st69139.htm?fromrss=1 (945 words)

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