France suffered a narrow 1-0 loss in this friendly against Albania, with Ergys Kace scoring a cracking free kick goal for the Albanians Continue reading →

Back in November 2014, with Arsenal once again looking elsewhere for inspiration and calls for investment to be made in a world-class holding midfielder building around Emirates Stadium, Francis Coquelin was ushered out on loan to Championship side Charlton Athletic.

A mother later, with the Gunners facing an injury crisis with Ramsey joining the likes of Monreal and Chambers on the sidelines, Coquelin was asked to return to the Emirates.

Quite remarkably, there is now every chance that the Laval born midfielder could go from taking in second tier football at The Valley to gracing the senior international stage at the Stade de France in the space of seven spectacular months.

Coquelin’s timing, it would appear, could not be any better right now. Continue reading →

Goals in the first half from Florent Malouda and Loic Remy and a second half strike from Anthony Reveillere give France a 3-0 win over Albania in European qualifying.

France vs Albania 3-0 Euro 2012 qualifying-7 October 2011- Stade de France Continue reading →