Bloemfontein, South Africa- Embattled French coach Raymond Domenech has come under intense fire from both the French players and public after reportedly expecting his team to "practice" in the days preceding their critical final match of the group stage. Intensifying the media firestorm surrounding the incident came reports indicating that when players refused to train Domenech withheld the team juice boxes they regularly receive following their afternoon nap.
The French players, who refused to practice following the dismissal of striker Nicolas Anelka from the team, recently recounted harrowing tales of their training sessions being "really, really tiring," sometimes lasting upwards of 75 minutes.
French captain Patrice Evra voiced the sentiments of the French players regarding the incident in a prepared statement: "This is a disgrace. We are some of the best in the world, how can we be expected to practice without our bff's?" later adding "We wanted those juice boxes real bad, though."
Despite the public scrutiny from his own players, it appears that Domenech may have found support within the French Football Federation. A source within the FFF, who requested to remain anonymous, was quoted as saying "Good for Domenech. Those juice boxes were expensive. We can't give them to just anybody. Besides, we specifically told our players they wouldn't receive them if they didn't play nice. So, there."
France plays its final Group A game today against host nation South Africa.
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