INFAMOUS BUST-UPS
Footballers who put their sulky skills on display
London — Diego Costa’s stand-off with English Premier League champions Chelsea is just the latest in a long line of disputes between players and their employers. Here are five examples of "super sulks". • French World Cup squad’s "busman’s holiday" Probably the most spectacular and humiliating spectacle experienced by a national side as the entire squad — captained by Patrice Evra and including icon Thierry Henry — refused to get off the bus for a training session at the 2010 World Cup in SA. Their fury at unpopular coach Raymond Domenech was provoked by the sending home of the player nicknamed "The Incredible Sulk". Nicolas Anelka launched a foul-mouthed tirade at Domenech at half-time over his tactics in the first half of the opening loss against Mexico and was duly punished. Unsurprisingly, given the venomous atmosphere, France went out in the first round. Evra, Anelka and others were disciplined severely on their return. Little has been heard of Domenech since. • Blame it on the...
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