Guillotine falls on president Escalettes for French farce

FRENCH Football Federation president Jean-Pierre Escalettes has shouldered the blame for a disastrous World Cup campaign after confirming he will resign from his post.

It follows the team’s exit at the group stage in South Africa with just one point and one goal to their name, a bust-up involving Nicolas Anelka and coach Raymond Domenech which resulted in the Chelsea striker being expelled from the team camp and a subsequent strike by the rest of the squad in protest at Anelka’s expulsion.

There have been calls from government officials in France for change at the top of the FFF and Escalettes has now fallen on his sword.