It was against the White Eagles of Serbia on September 9, 2009 that Hugo Llorispicked 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.
Laurent Blanc who started his professional career with Montpellier HSC in 1983 but left in 1991 to Napoli in the Italian Serie A became, and still remains, their all-time leading goal scorer, with 84 goals in all competitions with 76 in the French Ligue 1.
He is currently the head coach of the French national team, having replaced Raymond Domenech in the wake of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He was previously the manager of Bordeaux.
