The French World Cup team is in absolute turmoil right now: not only has striker Nicolas Anelka been sent home for insulting coach Raymond Domenech, and not only are they 0-1-1 and at the bottom of Group A, and not only is the team refusing to train, but the director of the national team, Jean-Louis Valentin has resigned from his position, disgusted with the team's behavior and performance.
It stands to reason then, that the only thing to make matters worse is a French journalist dropping swear words live on ESPN. Unfortunately for the uber-professional Bob Ley, that happened on his watch, when Erik Bielderman, reporting for L'Equipe, provided coverage to the "World Cup Live" team.
Video of the interaction is below, but please remember two things. One, there are swear words, and two, the swear words are a direct quote of the confrontation between Anelk and Domenech.
Quick, paraphrased transcription after Ley's introduction:
It happened outside. Raymond Domenech ... asked [Nicholas Anelka] to answer to the tactical issue. And the response from the player was, uh, go to, uh, "go to [bleep] yourself, you son of a [bleep]."
Ley, naturally, apologized immediately for the statement, as is typically of his professional behavior.
The good news for ESPN is that Bielderman was providing a direct quote, so it's unlikely anyone will get in any trouble. The bad news, on the other hand, is all France's.
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