Pires blasts Domenech

Arsenal midfielder Robert Pires has delivered a blistering broadside at France coach Raymond Domenech.

Pires is one of the few veterans of the 1998 World Cup-winning squad still involved with France – Lilian Thuram, Marcel Desailly, Bixente Lizarazu and Zinedine Zidane all quit after Euro 2004 while Chelsea’s Claude Makelele, not involved in the World Cup success, has also retired.