Indeed, only three months into his French "sojourn" and a poll of football supporters in France has deemed Lisandro to be a better player than his predecessor Benzema.
The Laudrup brothers bowed out of international football in some style at France 98.
Air France's pilots have been equally tenacious, with strikes at such sensitive moments as the opening week of the football World Cup held in France last year.
Meanwhile, Mrs Buffet has lost face by her embarrassing inability at a recent football match in Paris between France and Algeria to silence the whistles that greeted the French national anthem.
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The sweep was meant to forestall terrorism during the football World Cup, which starts in France on June 10th.
Mensah has also had spells in Italian football with Modena, Chievo and Genoa, as well as Rennes in France.
France Football, first published in 1946, organized the Ballon d'Or award for European footballer of the year until it was merged with FIFA's world player of the year award in 2010.
The headline-grabbing move in European football was that of unattached player David Beckham to Paris St-Germain in France.
The 34-year-old defender, who won his first cap back in 2002, has played club football in Tunisia, Qatar, Czech Republic and France, but this is a career highlight.
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"Even if the club stays in the top division, I think my future lies somewhere other than in Sedan, " Camara told France Football magazine.
France's football coach said the matter was in judicial hands and did not affect the players' role on the football pitch or in the national team.
The forward also announced his retirement from international football after the World Cup, having scored 51 goals for France in 123 appearances.
His older brother Mathieu played top-flight football in Belgium, while his dad, David, left Cameroon for France as a teenager to play professionally.
Rabier admits to knowing little about football in Burkina Faso, but he does have considerable experience of coaching in France, having been in charge of the likes of Guingamp, Rouen and Laval.
If England's Rugby Football Union is successful with its World Cup bid, having missed out to France in 2007, the 2015 tournament could see matches held at Twickenham, Wembley and the new Olympic Stadium.
French Football Federation president Jean-Pierre Escalettes promised to hold a meeting in July to determine responsibility for France's embarrassing World Cup campaign.
If thuggery and violence continues to follow the English team around France their next game is in Toulouse on June 22nd the English Football Association should pull the side out of the tournament.
And Agar's extended commitment to Hull effectively leaves the Rugby Football League are looking for a full-time coach to take over in time for the 12 June international against France.
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In France, Canal Plus, a subscription-based channel, wooed its audience with a formula of football and films.
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