Roger Lemerre has been sacked as France manager following his side's dismal performance at the World Cup.

William Hill say Martin O'Neill is 8/15 favourite to take over as Leeds manager.

Japan’s hopes of World Cup glory came to an end as the co-hosts bade a fond sayonara on an ignominiously wet, grey afternoon.

Japan’s hopes of World Cup glory came to an end as the co-hosts bade a fond sayonara on an ignominiously wet, grey afternoon.

Roger Lemerre will decide if he is to remain France coach after being given a vote of confidence by the French Football Federation.

France coach Roger Lemerre conceded his star-studded Les Bleus had only themselves to blame after they failed to clear the first hurdle of the World Cup’s group stage.

France 0 Denmark 2

France 0 Denmark 2

France defender Philippe Christanval will be given his competitive debut for the world champions in their make or break Group A clash against Denmark tomorrow.

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France are prepared to gamble on Zinedine Zidane's fitness as they attempt to save their World Cup campaign from disaster.

Arsenal striker Thierry Henry was sent off in France’s do-or-die World Cup clash with Uruguay for a lunging tackle on Marcelo Romero.

FRANCE are prepared to gamble on Zinedine Zidane’s fitness as they attempt to save their World Cup campaign from disaster.

World Cup defending champions are prepared to gamble on Zinedine Zidane’s fitness as they attempt to save their World Cup campaign from disaster following their opening-game defeat against Senegal.

DAVID TREZEGUET has hit back at criticism from Marcel Desailly after the France captain reacted angrily to the striker’s claim that he had been starved of service in the 1-0 defeat to Senegal.

France 0 Senegal 1

Stunned France coach Roger Lemerre could only salute Senegal after the team dubbed France's reserves beat them 1-0 in the opening game of the 2002 World Cup finals.

France coach Roger Lemerre has warned his world and European champions to be on their guard against a shock against Senegal today.

ZINEDINE ZIDANE could miss all of France’s first round matches in their defence of the World Cup and has been put under intensive treatment, the team doctor said yesterday.

France coach Roger Lemerre thinks veteran Bolton schemer Youri Djorkaeff is a ready-made replacement for playmaker Zinedine Zidane who has been ruled out of their World Cup opener against Senegal on Friday.

World Cup holders France are anxiously awaiting the results of a scan on Zinedine Zidane's thigh injury.

Zinedine Zidane has picked up a thigh injury five days before world champions France launch their World Cup defence against Senegal in Seoul.

France coach Roger Lemerre is facing up to a real possibility that star striker Thierry Henry may miss the World Cup because of a knee injury.

Newcastle winger Laurent Robert is philosophical after failing to win a place in France’s World Cup squad.

Nicolas Anelka’s hopes of winning a recall to the French team for the World Cup appear all but over after the striker was today left out of Roger Lemerre’s squad for next Wednesday’s friendly against Scotland.

France coach Roger Lemerre has insisted the World Cup dreams of Laurent Robert and Nicolas Anelka were alive despite their absence from the national squad for the friendly against Romania.

Fabien Barthez could miss France's friendly against Australia next month - and jeopardise his international career.

France coach Roger Lemerre has ignored the requests of both FIFA and Europe’s top clubs by naming a strong squad for next month’s friendly with Australia in Melbourne.