Person: Coupet

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Coupet impressed by Lloris

Gregory Coupet has hailed his successor as France number one, Hugo Lloris, a “phenomenon” after the Lyon goalkeeper’s clean sheet against the Republic of Ireland put Les Bleus on the brink of the World Cup finals.

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Italy defeat 10-man France

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France and Italy square up for crunch match

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Coupet thinking of retiring

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Netherlands bury struggling France

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Ronaldo goal seals quarter-final spot for United

Scholes and Tevez on the bench for United

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson rang the changes for this crucial Champions League match against Lyon at Old Trafford.

Tue, 04 Mar, 2008

Tevez rescues United

Lyon 1 Manchester United 1

Wed, 20 Feb, 2008

Lyon keen on Heinze

Lyon may join Liverpool in the race to sign Gabriel Heinze as they try to come to terms with the loss of captain Cris for six months.

Tue, 14 Aug, 2007

Cards galore as Roma and Lyon fail to score

Roma 0 Lyon 0

Thu, 22 Feb, 2007

Scotland stun France - again

Gary Caldwell fired Scotland to a famous victory over France and gave their hopes of qualifying for the European Championships a massive shot in the arm.

Sat, 07 Oct, 2006

Sides unchanged for final

Italy coach Marcello Lippi and his France counterpart Raymond Domenech both named unchanged teams for Sunday evening’s World Cup final in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium.

Sun, 09 Jul, 2006

Vieira gets Domenech backing

France coach Raymond Domenech has given midfield enforcer Patrick Vieira a ringing endorsement and all but dismissed reports the 29-year-old might start the World Cup on the bench.

Sat, 10 Jun, 2006

’Keepers war affecting French preparations

FRANCE’S third-choice goalkeeper Mickael Landreau claims he is not taking sides in the rift between first-choice Fabien Barthez and number two Gregory Coupet, but admits Les Bleus are still talking about it.

Mon, 05 Jun, 2006

Landreau: Keepers war still affecting squad

France’s third-choice goalkeeper Mickael Landreau claims he is not taking sides in the rift between first-choice Fabien Barthez and number two Gregory Coupet but admits Les Bleus are still talking about it.

Sun, 04 Jun, 2006

France play down claims Coupet walked out after row with Barthez

THE mood was tense at France’s World Cup training camp after reports of a dispute between number one goalkeeper Fabien Barthez and his reserve, Gregory Coupet.

Fri, 26 May, 2006

Late Milan heroics break Lyon hearts

AC Milan 3 Lyon 1 (Agg 3-1)

Wed, 05 Apr, 2006

No goals but AC rue missed chances against Lyon

Lyon 0 AC Milan 0

Thu, 30 Mar, 2006

Terrific Tiago inspires rampant Lyon

Lyon 4 PSV Eindhoven 0 (Agg 5-0)

Thu, 09 Mar, 2006

Juninho strike gives 10-man Lyon advantage

PSV Eindhoven 0 Lyon 1

Wed, 22 Feb, 2006

Tonight's Champions League team

Liverpool start Peter Crouch tonight, as Damien Duff returns from injury to start on the bench for Chelsea. Here are tonight's Champions League teams.

Tue, 01 Nov, 2005

Champions League teams

Tonight's Champions League teams.

Wed, 19 Oct, 2005

France look to end qualifying hoodoo

A DETERMINED Switzerland will try to prevent France completing their first successful World Cup qualifying campaign in 20 years on Saturday.

Sat, 08 Oct, 2005

Lyon show Real potential with demolition of Madrid

FRENCH CHAMPIONS Lyon put a huge dent in Real Madrid’s Champions League ambitions last night with a stunning 3-0 victory over the nine-times European champions which sent them top of Group F.

Wed, 14 Sep, 2005

Henry’s sweet and sour sauce

BRIAN Kerr may never have appeared on RTÉ’s The Restaurant, but he prepared a menu high on basic ingredients for last night’s diners in Dublin 4.

Thu, 08 Sep, 2005

Henry strike gives France win over Republic

Rep of Ireland 0 France 1

Wed, 07 Sep, 2005

Henry puts France in the lead

Rep of Ireland 0 France 1

Wed, 07 Sep, 2005

Dunne and Reid to start for Republic

Brian Kerr has chosen Richard Dunne ahead of Andy O'Brien and Andy Reid instead of Steve Finnan in his team to face France in their Group 4 World Cup Qualifier tonight at Lansdowne Road.

Wed, 07 Sep, 2005

Domenech: "We will know the truth after Dublin"

IT'S WHAT they call charisma. Zinedine Zidane strolls into the press room in the Stade Bollaert in Lens and, immediately, a mundane atmosphere is charged.

Sat, 03 Sep, 2005

30,000 fans erupt as Zidane scores on triumphant comeback

ZINEDANE ZIDANE made a triumphant return to the international stage last night the talismanic midfielder lifting France to a 3-0 win over Cote d’Ivoire.

Thu, 18 Aug, 2005

‘Don’t expect miracles’, pleads French skipper Zidane

ZINEDINE ZIDANE will make an emotional return for France tonight as captain, but pleaded: “Don’t expect miracles.”

Wed, 17 Aug, 2005

Robert the hero as PSV edge out Lyon

PSV Eindhoven 1 Lyon 1

Thu, 14 Apr, 2005

PSV through on penalties

PSV Eindhoven substitute Robert was the hero as he slotted the deciding penalty to book their place in the Champions League semi-final – and a probable double-header against AC Milan.

Wed, 13 Apr, 2005

Dudek starts for Reds

Jerzy Dudek will start between the posts for Liverpool as they bid to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Wed, 13 Apr, 2005

Lyon undone by Cocu strike

Lyon 1 PSV 1

Wed, 06 Apr, 2005

Domenech silent as Pires omitted for World Cup qualifiers

Isabelle Rondeau, Paris

Thu, 17 Mar, 2005

Lyon must be wary of Bremen backlash

OVER the moon after their 3-0 win in Bremen two weeks ago, Olympique Lyon have crashed to earth in the past week and need to regain their poise ahead of tonight's Champions League game against Werder Bremen.

Tue, 08 Mar, 2005

Cavalier Bremen to play it cool against Lyon

WERDER BREMEN may need to curb a playing style bordering on the reckless when they face ambitious Olympique Lyon in the home leg of their Champions League knockout round clash this evening.

Wed, 23 Feb, 2005