Remember the outrage back in May when U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann left Landon Donovan off his World Cup roster? Now imagine the level of blowback a coach would take for leaving a soccer star off a World Cup roster in a country that actually cares about soccer.
France’s coach Didier Deschamps felt the heat after he left the talented, yet troubled, French midfielder Samir Nasir off his final roster. Unlike Klinsmann’s decision, which was motivated by age, Nasir was left behind because he acted like a massive tool two years ago during the Eurpoean Championships and Deschamps wanted a nutjob-free team so he could right the ship for a French squad that laid a big ol’ goose egg in the 2010 World Cup.
Deschamps, and the entire country, heard it most from Nasri’s boo thing, Anara Atanes:
When not acting foolish on Twitter, Anara pulls double duty as a model and as a pop singer for the Brit-Pop girl group Fanfare. The Spice Girls, Fanfare is not. Although Anara does give Posh Spice a run for her money.
Anara doesn't care much for the WAG label. Not that she needs it to get noticed.
CNN reported that after her Twitter rant, the French coach is filing a civil suit toward Anara for "publicly insulting him." How French.
Thankfully, the couple can claim to have Drake as one of their fans. Then again, Drake poses with anyone.
People get cussed out over Twitter without recourse all the time in America. It's what makes us great. However, France has a much weaker commitment to freedom of speech. Via the Wiki:
Laws prohibiting discriminatory speech in the press are as old as 1881. Some consider however that hate speech laws in France are too broad or severe and damage freedom of speech. France has laws against racism and antisemitism.
Whether Anara and Deschamps duke it out in court or not, the French team is advancing to the World Cup quarterfinals. Anara, it should be noted, is a French Victoria's Secret model.
I hope the two can eventually come to a mutual understanding.