{"id":15176,"date":"2012-06-17T15:40:31","date_gmt":"2012-06-17T13:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=15176"},"modified":"2017-10-20T13:11:57","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20T11:11:57","slug":"france-2-ukraine-0-allez-les-bleus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/france-2-ukraine-0-allez-les-bleus\/","title":{"rendered":"France 2 – Ukraine 0 – Allez les Bleus!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Despite the unbelievably heavy\u00a0pluies<\/em> (rains) that flooded the stadium at first, La France<\/em> has put on a great show and won\u00a02-0 against l’Ukraine<\/em>, the co-host of the Euro 2012!<\/p>\n

We hope les Bleus <\/em>will achieve another great performance in two days against la Su\u00e8de.<\/em><\/p>\n

In the meantime, let’s resume our “Meet the French Squad” tour, starting where we left last time in “Euro 2012: Allez la France!<\/em><\/a>“<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mvQB4axTysQ<\/a>
\nHighlights of France 2 – Ukraine 0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

D\u00e9fenseur<\/em>:\u00a0Mathieu DEBUCHY<\/strong><\/span>:<\/span><\/p>\n

Yes, his name does sound a bit like\u00a0Debussy.<\/strong>\u00a0But unlike the French composer whose birthplace happens to be right outside of\u00a0Paris<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Mathieu<\/strong>\u00a0was born in le<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Nord-Pas-de-Calais<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0region, not far from the borders with\u00a0la Belgique<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. He has been playing for\u00a0Lille\u00a0<\/strong>(the capital of his native region) since more than 8 years now. His first goal with\u00a0l’\u00e9quipe de France\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>was scored against\u00a0Iceland<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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D\u00e9fenseur<\/em>:\u00a0Philippe MEX\u00c8S<\/span>:<\/strong><\/div>\n
After goalkeeper\u00a0Lloris<\/strong>\u00a0preferred to play for\u00a0Lyon<\/a><\/strong>, the Italians had to extend to\u00a0Philippe Mex\u00e8s\u00a0<\/strong>an “offer he could not refuse”, Godfather-style<\/a><\/strong>.
\nAs a result, he was eager to join the\u00a0AC<\/strong>\u00a0Milan<\/strong>. Alas, he may not have been too thrilled when the whole game fixing scandal rocked the Italian football scene.
\nLike\u00a0Zidane<\/a><\/strong>, Philippe chose to call one of his sons\u00a0Enzo<\/strong>.<\/div>\n
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D\u00e9fenseur<\/em>: Adil RAMI<\/span>:<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Like many French players who hold a dual-citizenship, Adil was faced with the dilemma of opting either for\u00a0l’\u00e9quipe de France<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>or the team of his parents:\u00a0Morocco<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0After some hesitation, Adil chose the former, saying to his Moroccan fans that he would “still represent Morocco within the French team.”<\/div>\n
Adil knows his buddy\u00a0Debuchy<\/strong> pretty well, since he made a stint in\u00a0Lille<\/strong>\u00a0as well, before signing up with the Spanish team\u00a0Valencia CF<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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D\u00e9fenseur<\/em>:\u00a0Anthony R\u00c9VEILL\u00c8RE<\/span>:<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Anthony R\u00e9veill\u00e8re\u00a0<\/strong>is the most “seasoned” player of\u00a0l’\u00e9quipe de France<\/strong><\/em>. Like his teammate\u00a0Rami<\/strong>, he joined the Spanish squad of\u00a0Valencia CF<\/strong>, although that was only for a brief period. He subsequently went to sign with\u00a0Lyon<\/strong>,\u00a0together with captain “Saint Lloris.<\/strong><\/em>“<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Despite the unbelievably heavy\u00a0pluies (rains) that flooded the stadium at first, La France has put on a great show and won\u00a02-0 against l’Ukraine, the co-host of the Euro 2012! We hope les Bleus will achieve another great performance in two days against la Su\u00e8de. In the meantime, let’s resume our “Meet the French Squad” tour…<\/p>\n

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