Patrick Vignal

Position: Journalist

Articles

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Henry considered quitting over handball scandal: report November 23, 08:54am EST 

PARIS (Reuters) - Thierry Henry considered ending his France career over the uproar that surrounded the striker's blatant handball in last week's World Cup playoff victory over Ireland.  Full Article 

Blog Posts

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10 good reasons to love Raymond Domenech

Raymond Domenech is not the world's most popular football manager but here at least are 10 reasons to love the French coach.  Full Article | Comments [21] 

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Why St Etienne are green with envy

If you don't mind the sight of St Etienne glued near the bottom of the Ligue 1 table, you did not grow up in France in the 1970s. Everybody there then had two teams, their own and Les Verts (The Greens). ...  Full Article | Comments [3] 

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The school of hard knocks

Luis Yanez, a pocket-sized 19-year-old from Duncanville, Texas, wipes his sore nose with his bandaged hand and catches his breath, showing off a string of broken down teeth. Grandly nicknamed the Latin ...  Full Article | Comments [1]