Personal informationFull name : Nicolas Sébastien Anelka or Abdul-Salam Bilal
Date of birth : 14 March 1979
Place of birth : Versailles, France
Height : 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position : Striker, Winger
Current club : Chelsea
Number : 39
Youth career :
1983–1993 Trappes SQ FC
1993–1994 Clairefontaine
Senior career
1994–1997 Paris Saint-Germain
1997–1999 Arsenal
1999–2000 Real Madrid
2000–2002 Paris Saint-Germain
2002 → Liverpool (loan)
2002–2004 Manchester City
2004–2006 Fenerbahçe
2006–2008 Bolton Wanderers
2008– Chelsea
National team :
1997 France U20
1998–2010 France
Club career
Paris Saint-Germain
Anelka activated his career at Paris Saint-Germain as a youth musician at age 16 and was remarked towards possess great prospect for dramatic a ball and towards score goals.
Arsenal
In February 1997, at the age of 17, Anelka attended Premier League club Arsenal for a fee of £500,000 below freshly appointed executive Arsène Wenger. Anelka scored his former goal for Arsenal against Manchester United within a 3–2 house win. His former team opportunities were limited within the 1996–97 season, but within the 1997–98 season, he burst into the former team, as soon as a long-term sting towards striker Ian Wright. Anelka was a key musician within Arsenal's "Double" victory, of both the Premier League championship and the FA Cup prize that season. Anelka scored the second goal within Arsenal's 2–0 victory again Newcastle United within that season's FA Cup final.
A musician with unheard of pace, he won the PFA Young Player of the Year Award within the 1998–99 season, but Arsenal failed towards defend their Premier League title and made little move within the UEFA Champions League, whilst Anelka needed a better salary. Fans swung onto the striker among shift speculation and a listened scarcity of enthusiasm, granting him the nickname "Le Sulk." In everybody he made 90 impressions for Arsenal, scoring 28 goals.
Real Madrid
Anelka moved towards Real Madrid within the summer of 1999 for £22.3 million. Anelka began brightly, arriving as a file signing towards the Madrid side. He had initial success, but soon collapsed out of favour with fans, fellow musicians, and novel instructor Vicente del Bosque, at one degree obtaining a 45-day suspension for rejecting towards train. Despite ultimately replacing towards favour and figuring within the successful capture of the 1999-00 Champions League campaign (he scored vital goals within both legs of the semi-finals against Bayern Munich and activated within the final), he was extra towards the requirements towards the club.
Return towards Paris-Saint Germain
Anelka signed a businesswoman contract at Paris Saint-Germain, a replace towards the club at which he consumed towards play as a youth musician, within a shift import quality £20 million. Once again Anelka grew events with the team instructor, Luis Fernandez (who was already below pressure for benching Ronaldinho due towards his profession ethic) and became unsettled despite nice form onto the pitch.
[edit]Loan towards Liverpool
After thirty months, Anelka replaced towards the Premier League within December 2001 with Liverpool onto a short term credit import until the end of the season. He contributed towards Liverpool's late shove towards arrive second within the league, scoring goals against Everton,[15] Fulham, Blackburn Rovers, Ipswich Town, and within the FA Cup against Birmingham City, but executive Gérard Houllier decided not towards bid him a permanent import as soon as the end of the season within favour of signing his future Bolton teammate, El Hadji Diouf.
Manchester City
This section does not refer any references or sources.
Please assistance sweeten this article via adding citations towards trustworthy sources. Unsourced substance may be challenged and removed. Anelka opted towards collaborate freshly heralded Manchester City, and the £13 million fee remunerated via executive Kevin Keegan was otherwise a club record. In his former season at City he would end up top scorer at Maine Road with 14 goals incorporating goals within the last ever Manchester Derby at Maine Road, against former club Arsenal and a last minute winner at Anfield as soon as scoring a disadvantage just moments earlier. His second season at City was also a success as he ceased scorer again within the clubs former season at the City of Manchester Stadium with 25 goals, Anelka activated the 2004/05 campaign within clinical form again scoring the winner within Jose Mourinho's former ever defeat as Chelsea manager. In January 2005 Anelka decided towards move onto towards Fenerbahçe.
Fenerbahçe
In January 2005, the speculation[clarification needed] ended when Manchester City informed that Anelka had finalised a £7 million shift towards Turkish team Fenerbahçe. Anelka assisted the Turkish club victory the league title within 2005,[citation needed] and performed with them within the UEFA Champions League.
Bolton Wanderers
On 25 August 2006, Bolton Wanderers signed Anelka onto a four-year import for a club file of £8 million. Anelka made his debut for Bolton against Watford onto 9 September 2006. He ceased the 2006–07 season as Bolton's top scorer with 11 goals.
During January 2007, Anelka reported that he would be willing towards flee Bolton for a replace towards former club Arsenal. However, Anelka pledged his future towards Bolton Wanderers within July 2007, consecutive conversations with executive Sammy Lee. Anelka afterwards remarked he would reluctantly consult deserting the club whether Bolton's destitute activate towards the 2007–08 season continues. However, Anelka signed a novel four year contract with Bolton onto thirty August, until 2011.
Despite his exodus towards Chelsea, he is still well idea of via Bolton supporters as was illustrated when the Blues toured the Reebok Stadium within October 2009, Anelka went towards rob a predetermined chip within front of the Trotters loyal whom chanted his name with the musician himself replying within appreciation.
Chelsea
On 11 January 2008, it was proved that Anelka would collaborate Chelsea for £15 million. Anelka made his debut against Tottenham Hotspur onto 12 January 2008, and scored his former goal two weeks afterwards within the FA Cup against Wigan Athletic. He scored his former league goal onto two February against Portsmouth, but failed towards score again for Chelsea during the 2007–08 season. This was loosely attributed towards the fact that executive Avram Grant consumed him mainly as a spare or performed him within a wing position.
In the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final, Anelka's seventh and decisive disadvantage was stagnated via Edwin van der Sar,[citation needed] eventually resulting within Manchester United successful the Champions League. On three August 2008, Anelka scored four goals against AC Milan within a 5–0 friendly win.
With Didier Drogba stung at former of the season, Anelka made a very impressive activate towards the 2008–09 campaign. He scored 25 moments — 19 of which within the Premier League, making the Frenchman the former musician towards extend ten goals within the competition that season and as of 18 May 2009, the joint top leading Premier League goalscorer. For this, he was honored with a Golden Boot Award onto 14 November 2008 and was within the operating for the end of season Golden Boot accolade. Anelka scored his former competitive hat-trick for Chelsea against Sunderland, within a 5–0 house victory onto 1 November 2008, and pursued this up with two braces against Blackburn Rovers, otherwise West Bromwich Albion. He established himself as an meaningful member of the squad and maintained his site within the team despite the replace towards health of Drogba. After the arrival of Guus Hiddink, Anelka was many often performed onto the wing. Furthermore, he was ordered among the top goalscorers within the league for the season. He scored another hat-trick against Watford within the FA Cup towards incur Chelsea a 3–1 victory at Vicarage Road. On ten May, he scored one goal and predetermined up another within a 4–1 away victory against former club Arsenal, which resulted within their worst house defeat for 38 years. A mighty knock within Chelsea's final Premier League toy of the season at Sunderland put him as top goal scorer for the season within the Premier League, incurring him the Golden Boot with 19 goals within total.
Anelka scored his former goal of the 2009–10 Premier League Season against West London rivals Fulham within a 2–0 victory at Craven Cottage, ahead of persisting his fine form with the gate goal within Chelsea's 3–0 victory again Burnley the consecutive weekend. He netted his third goal of the season within the gate toy of the UEFA Champions League category level within the 1–0 victory again FC Porto.
Anelka scored one of the greatest goals of his season, against APOEL Nicosia within the Champions League with the ball being traversed within towards the net from outside the box. Anelka has been praised for his contributions towards the team since Didier Drogba obtained a three match ban within the Champions League, for his outburst as soon as the disappointing draw towards Barcelona within May. Anelka scored his 3rd League goal of the season against Liverpool at Stamford bridge within a 2–0 victory with the second goal arriving from French team-mate Florent Malouda.[34] Anelka persisted his fine scoring operate within the Champions League with the winner within the 1–0 victory again FC Porto at the Estadio Dragao, making Chelsea alone the second ever English side towards victory at Porto's house ground. He persisted his scoring within the season via scoring Chelsea's former goal within a 3–3 draw against Everton within the Premier League, his former goal within the competition since October. He pursued that up with another goal within Chelsea's 2–1 victory again Portsmouth. On 16 January 2010 onto his replace from sting, Anelka scored twice within an stunning 7–2 victory again Sunderland. He persisted this fine form into the next match scoring within an FA Cup tie against Preston North End fetching his tally within the previous 4 fits towards 5 goals. Talks again his contract possess stalled leading towards rumours of yet another move towards another club. After the replace of Drogba from the African Cup of Nations, Anelka had been performing onto the wing towards cooperation him. Anelka scored his former goal since January within a 1–0 victory again his old team Bolton Wanderers within April 2010 putting Chelsea four points forth of second site Manchester United.[37] On the final day of the season Anelka scored two goals against Wigan Athletic, incorporating the former Chelsea goal within the sixth minute, towards assistance Chelsea victory their third Premier League title and their former within four years. Anelka (along with Ashley Cole) attended Henning Berg within the exclusive strip of musicians whom possess won the Premier League title with two different clubs.[citation needed] On 24 June 2010, Chelsea Football Club informed that Anelka had signed a novel one-year extension towards his prevailing contract that shall keep him at the club until 2012.
Anelka activated the 2010/11 campaign within fine form for Chelsea. He assisted Florent Malouda's last goal against West Bromwich Albion onto the gate day of the season, scored a replicate within the next toy against Wigan Athletic, and won a disadvantage against Stoke City within Chelsea's third toy of the season. He persisted this fine form within Chelsea's former Champions League toy, scoring a former halves brace against MSK Zilina. Further goals against Marseille and Spartak Moscow ensured that this was the former season since performing for Paris Saint Germain that he had scored at lowest four goals within a UEFA Champions League Season.
On 19 October during Chelsea's Champions League qualifying match against Spartak Moscow, Anelka persisted his impressive goal scoring form within the Champions League, netting the second goal of the match and his 50th goal for Chelsea within the 43rd minute of the game. In everybody contests for The Blues, he has made 142 impressions, and has scored 52 goals for them since signing back within January 2008.
International career
At youth grade, Anelka performed for the French under-20 team at the 1997 World Youth Championship, and made his senior team debut for France within a goal-less draw with Sweden onto 22 April 1998. Anelka was not appointed for the 1998 World Cup successful squad but hastily became France's former choice centre forward during the Euro 2000 qualifying campaign, scoring the gate goal within France's 3–2 victory again Russia onto his former international activate and scoring both goals within a comfortable 2–0 victory again England at Wembley within February 1999. Anelka made his former impression within a principal tournament at Euro 2000; France went onto towards victory the competition. He also formed portion of the squad which won the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup. Despite a assuring activate, Anelka forgotten his site within the national team from 2001–2007 as he was not performing much former team football at club grade, mainly because he was frequently moved between clubs. When striker Djibril Cissé was constrained out of 2006 World Cup due towards sting, Olympique Lyonnais' striker Sidney Govou was branded up as Cissé's substitute rather than Anelka, whom explained the decision as a "real shame... I was completely available and ready towards play within this World Cup. I think I could possess assisted France."[citation needed]
Anelka arrived onto as a spare within the Euro 2008 qualifier against Lithuania onto 24 March 2007, and scored the alone goal within a 1–0 victory. Following his operation, Anelka was praised via Raymond Domenech: "It is the Nicolas I want towards see... when he displays these qualities, he is a candidate for a permanent place." He also scored within the 2–0 victory against Ukraine onto two June 2007.
Anelka featured within the France squad for the Euro 2008 Championships within Austria and Switzerland. Anelka activated France's former category toy against Romania, but was substituted as soon as 72 minutes.[48] He did not activate either of France's remaining two toys within the tournament against the Netherlands and Italy, arriving onto as a spare within both games.
Anelka performed a key role within France's FIFA World Cup playoff against the Republic of Ireland. He scored the successful goal within the 72nd minute that put France within a nice grading with one away goal.
During the 2010 World Cup, Anelka was posted house reportedly abusing instructor Raymond Domenech at half-time during the 2–0 defeat towards Mexico. Following criticism of his deploying via Domenech, Anelka is reported towards possess remarked, “Va te faire enculer, sale fils de pute” or "Go fuck yourself, you son of a whore." The incident was afterwards reported via the media, and the musician rejected towards publicly apologise when asked towards via French Football Federation president Jean-Pierre Escalettes. The next day, the squad rejected towards get towards coaching within protest against Anelka's expulsion. Anelka was subsequently beaten via an 18-game suspension from international football via the FFF as sentence for his affairs, effectively ending his international career. Anelka afterwards alleged towards be "dying with laughter" at the 18-match ban, as he had already decided towards retire from international play.[
Date of birth : 14 March 1979
Place of birth : Versailles, France
Height : 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position : Striker, Winger
Current club : Chelsea
Number : 39
Youth career :
1983–1993 Trappes SQ FC
1993–1994 Clairefontaine
Senior career
1994–1997 Paris Saint-Germain
1997–1999 Arsenal
1999–2000 Real Madrid
2000–2002 Paris Saint-Germain
2002 → Liverpool (loan)
2002–2004 Manchester City
2004–2006 Fenerbahçe
2006–2008 Bolton Wanderers
2008– Chelsea
National team :
1997 France U20
1998–2010 France
Club career
Paris Saint-Germain
Anelka activated his career at Paris Saint-Germain as a youth musician at age 16 and was remarked towards possess great prospect for dramatic a ball and towards score goals.
Arsenal
In February 1997, at the age of 17, Anelka attended Premier League club Arsenal for a fee of £500,000 below freshly appointed executive Arsène Wenger. Anelka scored his former goal for Arsenal against Manchester United within a 3–2 house win. His former team opportunities were limited within the 1996–97 season, but within the 1997–98 season, he burst into the former team, as soon as a long-term sting towards striker Ian Wright. Anelka was a key musician within Arsenal's "Double" victory, of both the Premier League championship and the FA Cup prize that season. Anelka scored the second goal within Arsenal's 2–0 victory again Newcastle United within that season's FA Cup final.
A musician with unheard of pace, he won the PFA Young Player of the Year Award within the 1998–99 season, but Arsenal failed towards defend their Premier League title and made little move within the UEFA Champions League, whilst Anelka needed a better salary. Fans swung onto the striker among shift speculation and a listened scarcity of enthusiasm, granting him the nickname "Le Sulk." In everybody he made 90 impressions for Arsenal, scoring 28 goals.
Real Madrid
Anelka moved towards Real Madrid within the summer of 1999 for £22.3 million. Anelka began brightly, arriving as a file signing towards the Madrid side. He had initial success, but soon collapsed out of favour with fans, fellow musicians, and novel instructor Vicente del Bosque, at one degree obtaining a 45-day suspension for rejecting towards train. Despite ultimately replacing towards favour and figuring within the successful capture of the 1999-00 Champions League campaign (he scored vital goals within both legs of the semi-finals against Bayern Munich and activated within the final), he was extra towards the requirements towards the club.
Return towards Paris-Saint Germain
Anelka signed a businesswoman contract at Paris Saint-Germain, a replace towards the club at which he consumed towards play as a youth musician, within a shift import quality £20 million. Once again Anelka grew events with the team instructor, Luis Fernandez (who was already below pressure for benching Ronaldinho due towards his profession ethic) and became unsettled despite nice form onto the pitch.
[edit]Loan towards Liverpool
After thirty months, Anelka replaced towards the Premier League within December 2001 with Liverpool onto a short term credit import until the end of the season. He contributed towards Liverpool's late shove towards arrive second within the league, scoring goals against Everton,[15] Fulham, Blackburn Rovers, Ipswich Town, and within the FA Cup against Birmingham City, but executive Gérard Houllier decided not towards bid him a permanent import as soon as the end of the season within favour of signing his future Bolton teammate, El Hadji Diouf.
Manchester City
This section does not refer any references or sources.
Please assistance sweeten this article via adding citations towards trustworthy sources. Unsourced substance may be challenged and removed. Anelka opted towards collaborate freshly heralded Manchester City, and the £13 million fee remunerated via executive Kevin Keegan was otherwise a club record. In his former season at City he would end up top scorer at Maine Road with 14 goals incorporating goals within the last ever Manchester Derby at Maine Road, against former club Arsenal and a last minute winner at Anfield as soon as scoring a disadvantage just moments earlier. His second season at City was also a success as he ceased scorer again within the clubs former season at the City of Manchester Stadium with 25 goals, Anelka activated the 2004/05 campaign within clinical form again scoring the winner within Jose Mourinho's former ever defeat as Chelsea manager. In January 2005 Anelka decided towards move onto towards Fenerbahçe.
Fenerbahçe
In January 2005, the speculation[clarification needed] ended when Manchester City informed that Anelka had finalised a £7 million shift towards Turkish team Fenerbahçe. Anelka assisted the Turkish club victory the league title within 2005,[citation needed] and performed with them within the UEFA Champions League.
Bolton Wanderers
On 25 August 2006, Bolton Wanderers signed Anelka onto a four-year import for a club file of £8 million. Anelka made his debut for Bolton against Watford onto 9 September 2006. He ceased the 2006–07 season as Bolton's top scorer with 11 goals.
During January 2007, Anelka reported that he would be willing towards flee Bolton for a replace towards former club Arsenal. However, Anelka pledged his future towards Bolton Wanderers within July 2007, consecutive conversations with executive Sammy Lee. Anelka afterwards remarked he would reluctantly consult deserting the club whether Bolton's destitute activate towards the 2007–08 season continues. However, Anelka signed a novel four year contract with Bolton onto thirty August, until 2011.
Despite his exodus towards Chelsea, he is still well idea of via Bolton supporters as was illustrated when the Blues toured the Reebok Stadium within October 2009, Anelka went towards rob a predetermined chip within front of the Trotters loyal whom chanted his name with the musician himself replying within appreciation.
Chelsea
On 11 January 2008, it was proved that Anelka would collaborate Chelsea for £15 million. Anelka made his debut against Tottenham Hotspur onto 12 January 2008, and scored his former goal two weeks afterwards within the FA Cup against Wigan Athletic. He scored his former league goal onto two February against Portsmouth, but failed towards score again for Chelsea during the 2007–08 season. This was loosely attributed towards the fact that executive Avram Grant consumed him mainly as a spare or performed him within a wing position.
In the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final, Anelka's seventh and decisive disadvantage was stagnated via Edwin van der Sar,[citation needed] eventually resulting within Manchester United successful the Champions League. On three August 2008, Anelka scored four goals against AC Milan within a 5–0 friendly win.
With Didier Drogba stung at former of the season, Anelka made a very impressive activate towards the 2008–09 campaign. He scored 25 moments — 19 of which within the Premier League, making the Frenchman the former musician towards extend ten goals within the competition that season and as of 18 May 2009, the joint top leading Premier League goalscorer. For this, he was honored with a Golden Boot Award onto 14 November 2008 and was within the operating for the end of season Golden Boot accolade. Anelka scored his former competitive hat-trick for Chelsea against Sunderland, within a 5–0 house victory onto 1 November 2008, and pursued this up with two braces against Blackburn Rovers, otherwise West Bromwich Albion. He established himself as an meaningful member of the squad and maintained his site within the team despite the replace towards health of Drogba. After the arrival of Guus Hiddink, Anelka was many often performed onto the wing. Furthermore, he was ordered among the top goalscorers within the league for the season. He scored another hat-trick against Watford within the FA Cup towards incur Chelsea a 3–1 victory at Vicarage Road. On ten May, he scored one goal and predetermined up another within a 4–1 away victory against former club Arsenal, which resulted within their worst house defeat for 38 years. A mighty knock within Chelsea's final Premier League toy of the season at Sunderland put him as top goal scorer for the season within the Premier League, incurring him the Golden Boot with 19 goals within total.
Anelka scored his former goal of the 2009–10 Premier League Season against West London rivals Fulham within a 2–0 victory at Craven Cottage, ahead of persisting his fine form with the gate goal within Chelsea's 3–0 victory again Burnley the consecutive weekend. He netted his third goal of the season within the gate toy of the UEFA Champions League category level within the 1–0 victory again FC Porto.
Anelka scored one of the greatest goals of his season, against APOEL Nicosia within the Champions League with the ball being traversed within towards the net from outside the box. Anelka has been praised for his contributions towards the team since Didier Drogba obtained a three match ban within the Champions League, for his outburst as soon as the disappointing draw towards Barcelona within May. Anelka scored his 3rd League goal of the season against Liverpool at Stamford bridge within a 2–0 victory with the second goal arriving from French team-mate Florent Malouda.[34] Anelka persisted his fine scoring operate within the Champions League with the winner within the 1–0 victory again FC Porto at the Estadio Dragao, making Chelsea alone the second ever English side towards victory at Porto's house ground. He persisted his scoring within the season via scoring Chelsea's former goal within a 3–3 draw against Everton within the Premier League, his former goal within the competition since October. He pursued that up with another goal within Chelsea's 2–1 victory again Portsmouth. On 16 January 2010 onto his replace from sting, Anelka scored twice within an stunning 7–2 victory again Sunderland. He persisted this fine form into the next match scoring within an FA Cup tie against Preston North End fetching his tally within the previous 4 fits towards 5 goals. Talks again his contract possess stalled leading towards rumours of yet another move towards another club. After the replace of Drogba from the African Cup of Nations, Anelka had been performing onto the wing towards cooperation him. Anelka scored his former goal since January within a 1–0 victory again his old team Bolton Wanderers within April 2010 putting Chelsea four points forth of second site Manchester United.[37] On the final day of the season Anelka scored two goals against Wigan Athletic, incorporating the former Chelsea goal within the sixth minute, towards assistance Chelsea victory their third Premier League title and their former within four years. Anelka (along with Ashley Cole) attended Henning Berg within the exclusive strip of musicians whom possess won the Premier League title with two different clubs.[citation needed] On 24 June 2010, Chelsea Football Club informed that Anelka had signed a novel one-year extension towards his prevailing contract that shall keep him at the club until 2012.
Anelka activated the 2010/11 campaign within fine form for Chelsea. He assisted Florent Malouda's last goal against West Bromwich Albion onto the gate day of the season, scored a replicate within the next toy against Wigan Athletic, and won a disadvantage against Stoke City within Chelsea's third toy of the season. He persisted this fine form within Chelsea's former Champions League toy, scoring a former halves brace against MSK Zilina. Further goals against Marseille and Spartak Moscow ensured that this was the former season since performing for Paris Saint Germain that he had scored at lowest four goals within a UEFA Champions League Season.
On 19 October during Chelsea's Champions League qualifying match against Spartak Moscow, Anelka persisted his impressive goal scoring form within the Champions League, netting the second goal of the match and his 50th goal for Chelsea within the 43rd minute of the game. In everybody contests for The Blues, he has made 142 impressions, and has scored 52 goals for them since signing back within January 2008.
International careerAt youth grade, Anelka performed for the French under-20 team at the 1997 World Youth Championship, and made his senior team debut for France within a goal-less draw with Sweden onto 22 April 1998. Anelka was not appointed for the 1998 World Cup successful squad but hastily became France's former choice centre forward during the Euro 2000 qualifying campaign, scoring the gate goal within France's 3–2 victory again Russia onto his former international activate and scoring both goals within a comfortable 2–0 victory again England at Wembley within February 1999. Anelka made his former impression within a principal tournament at Euro 2000; France went onto towards victory the competition. He also formed portion of the squad which won the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup. Despite a assuring activate, Anelka forgotten his site within the national team from 2001–2007 as he was not performing much former team football at club grade, mainly because he was frequently moved between clubs. When striker Djibril Cissé was constrained out of 2006 World Cup due towards sting, Olympique Lyonnais' striker Sidney Govou was branded up as Cissé's substitute rather than Anelka, whom explained the decision as a "real shame... I was completely available and ready towards play within this World Cup. I think I could possess assisted France."[citation needed]
Anelka arrived onto as a spare within the Euro 2008 qualifier against Lithuania onto 24 March 2007, and scored the alone goal within a 1–0 victory. Following his operation, Anelka was praised via Raymond Domenech: "It is the Nicolas I want towards see... when he displays these qualities, he is a candidate for a permanent place." He also scored within the 2–0 victory against Ukraine onto two June 2007.
Anelka featured within the France squad for the Euro 2008 Championships within Austria and Switzerland. Anelka activated France's former category toy against Romania, but was substituted as soon as 72 minutes.[48] He did not activate either of France's remaining two toys within the tournament against the Netherlands and Italy, arriving onto as a spare within both games.
Anelka performed a key role within France's FIFA World Cup playoff against the Republic of Ireland. He scored the successful goal within the 72nd minute that put France within a nice grading with one away goal.
During the 2010 World Cup, Anelka was posted house reportedly abusing instructor Raymond Domenech at half-time during the 2–0 defeat towards Mexico. Following criticism of his deploying via Domenech, Anelka is reported towards possess remarked, “Va te faire enculer, sale fils de pute” or "Go fuck yourself, you son of a whore." The incident was afterwards reported via the media, and the musician rejected towards publicly apologise when asked towards via French Football Federation president Jean-Pierre Escalettes. The next day, the squad rejected towards get towards coaching within protest against Anelka's expulsion. Anelka was subsequently beaten via an 18-game suspension from international football via the FFF as sentence for his affairs, effectively ending his international career. Anelka afterwards alleged towards be "dying with laughter" at the 18-match ban, as he had already decided towards retire from international play.[
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