Footballer of the French team challenged its disqualification

Footballer of the French team challenged its disqualification

Former France captain and coach football Patrice Evra challenge the country's Football Federation (FFF) on its pyatimatchevoy disqualification, reports AFP. Evra has been punished for involvement in a scandal during the World Cup in South Africa, where the French boycotted one of the workouts. The decision to disqualify was made on August 17.
Also Evra disqualification for a boycott training received Franck Ribery (three games) and Jeremie Toulalan (one match). The most severe punishment incurred Nicolas Anelka, who was disqualified for 18 games. At the 2010 World Cup Anelka grossly insulted the coach Raymond Domenech during a break in the match against Mexico, and then was dismissed from the team.

Evra told the lawyer, Jean-Yves Foucart, the players can not use individual sanctions, as the decision to boycott the exercise was the collective. FFF has already decided that the disqualification Evra will not be temporarily removed, despite the appeal.

Thus, the defender will miss the first qualifying match of Euro 2012 against Belarus (3 September) and Bosnia and Herzegovina (7 September). New head coach Laurent Blanc will call on the composition of these games on Thursday, August 26.

All the French players who participated in the World Cup in South Africa, missed the first match of the team under the leadership of Blanc. August 11 French team carry out friendly game against Norway, and was defeated with the score 1:2.