France's wait on the fitness of captain Patrick Vieira, with their Euro 2008 hopes hanging by a thread, brings back memories of their 2002 World Cup nightmare. Vieira, who sustained a thigh injury in training for a warm-up game, has not played since and faces a struggle to be fit for Tuesday's Group C decider against Italy in Zurich.
"It happened to me but I will not tell you where or how," Arnaud Clement told reporters after his first-round defeat by Russia's Mikhail Youzhny at the Paris Masters Series tournament.
Justine Henin, who has been through hard times lately, said on Friday she was delighted to be back in Paris where she will chase a third consecutive crown at the French Open starting on Sunday.
Fabien Barthez's flamboyant career has almost certainly ended with a controversial exit from Nantes.
They have 49 points from a maximum 54 after 18 games, with Lens still on 32 points.
The death of a Paris St Germain fan after a UEFA Cup game has sparked a nationwide debate in France on how to rid soccer of violence and racism, and prompted a change in policy on ticket sales.
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