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Fri 10 Oct 2009Tardelli returns to haunt Domenech
MATTHEW SPIROon why there is no love lost between the Ireland assistant coach and the French manager
ANY FRENCH person who missed the draw for the World Cup play-off and tuned in to the radio chat shows afterwards may have been momentarily confused. The talk was not focusing on Shay Given, Damien Duff or Robbie Keane, nor on the Republic of Ireland’s notorious fighting spirit, but rather on an Italian jinx that has plagued Les Bleus and, in particular, coach Raymond Domenech for years.
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