Pires enrages French football chiefs

Robert Pires has been summoned to an official meeting in Paris by French Football Federation (FFF) president Claude Simonet to explain his recent comments about national team coach Raymond Domenech.

A date has yet to be agreed but the international midfielder is likely to face Simonet, league president Frederic Thiriez and Domenech at a meeting following the Arsenal player’s outburst to France Football magazine.