Evra’s ‘bums’ remark puts France team into turmoil

Patrice Evra, who captained France through their farcical 2010 World Cup implosion, has raised the temperature around the national team again after becoming embroiled in a row with former fellow internationals turned pundits.  Evra has been summoned by coach Didier Deschamps and the French federation after he said his critics, including former tournament winners Bixente Lizarazu and Luis Fernandez, were ‘bums’.  His interview, cut to edit out comments that could have been defamatory, was aired on Sunday, the day before the World Cup playoff draw was being made in Zurich. My public image is good. It’s not these bums who will tarnish my image,’ said Evra.