[Soccer] Now that the French no longer own the World Cup and European Cup titles, it is the right time to call this the end of the era of French domination. Looking back, France was indeed the best team in the world from 1998-2001. Most members of their national teams were often the most important players in their professional teams. At this moment the above statement is no longer true. Only Thierry Henry is still the force at Arsenal (Zinedine Zidane to a certain extent at Real Madrid)
I think it is fair to say that France had a good run. Not so sure about the future of Greece though.
This reminds me of analogus situations in US sports: Brazil is like the Yankees, the perennial favourite. On the other extreme, Greece is like the Baltimore Ravens (NFL), who overachieved and surprised everyone but went back to reality soon. Germany is like Altanta Braves, who seems to be a contender every season. What is France like? I'd say New England Patriots, which had found their own success formula to win games and championships for the past few seasons, but not yet close to the status of a dynasty.
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