Israel Boos France

Hell hath no fury like a nation scorned and their fans:

Israel supporters have booed and whistled during the French national anthem before the crucial World Cup qualifying match in Tel Aviv. Fans expressed their anger at what they saw as anti-Israel comments made by France goalkeeper Fabien Barthez at the squad's training camp last week. Barthez (pictured) had said he feared for his safety and did not want to play in a country where the match had to be secured by armed guards. He also walked out of a news conference when an Israeli reporter tried to ask him a question. "As a person and as a father, I don't like the idea (of going to Israel), I don't like it at all," Barthez was quoted as saying on the Israeli sports website ONE. ONE later reported that Barthez had said his comments had been misunderstood and that would love to visit Israel again.

Just a word of advice mon amis, my brethren in Philly have been ten times as worse as the Israeli's; just ask Michael Irvin.

Note: Typos corrected and caused by extreme tiredness.