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Patrice Evra French Leave

Bloemfontein - The situation in the French camp getting worse. After Nicolas Anelka sent home, followed by the exercise strike, now the team captain Patrice Evra who left the team 'Rooster' is, before the final game of group stage against South Africa.

Anelka was expelled from the squad as punishment for vituperation dirty words the coach Raymond Domenech after the 0-2 defeat of world champions in 1998 were from Mexico.

Manchester United defender, Evra, was at the training center on Sunday, when the team refused to train at their base in Knysna, to protest the expulsion of Anelka.

Domenech appears alone in the pre-match press conference in Bloemfontein team while Evra was not visible. Evra had a fight with a fitness coach Robert Duverne before the scheduled practice session on Sunday, forcing Domenech to intervene. Duverne angry and stormed off as he threw the stopwatch in the field, in front of TV cameras.

Roselyne Bachelot French sports minister held a meeting with the players on Monday and said that they had damaged the image of France. (AFP)