Thursday, May 31, 2012

DO YOU KNOW THE ONLY GOALKEEPER OF THE LES BLEUS OF FRANCE THAT GOT RED-CARDED IN AN INTERNATIONAL MATCH?

Hugo Lloris of France
It was against the White Eagles of Serbia on September 9, 2009 that Hugo Lloris picked up the only red card by a goalkeeper in the history of the ''Les Bleus'' the French national team, following a foul on Nikola Žigić in the penalty box, despite replays showing otherwise.

Lloris earned his first cap under Raymond Domenech on November, 19 2008 in a 0–0 draw with Uruguay also in an international friendly match. On November 17, 2010, Lloris captained France, for the first time, in the team's 2–1 victory over the Three Lions of England at Wembley Stadium

After leading France out 6 more times on an interim basis, on February 28, 2012, he was named first-choice captain of the national team by manager Laurent Blanc ahead of UEFA Euro 2012.




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