Why Famous French People Are Suddenly Hating on Their Own National Soccer Team

It's not what you think

In eyebrow-raising Twitter fodder this week, the French former professional soccer player and coach Raymond Domenech tweeted, "#JeNeSupportePasLesBleus," which translates to "I can't stand the Blues."

This was weird—especially in advance of the Euro 2016 event, which France is hosting this year. "The Blues" is a nickname for French national sports teams (because, you know, of the blue uniforms). But it refers most often to the national soccer team … which Domenech used to coach. 

Later the same day, Buzzman CEO Georges Mohammed-Chérif shared the same sentiments on his Facebook page: 

OK: A polarizing hashtag proclamation from Domenech, then a super-stylized portrait from a guerrilla agency head? Something else is going on here. 

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