What did Nicolas Anelka say?

The French are regarded as one of the most powerful nations in world soccer, having won the World Cup as hosts in 1998 and finishing runners-up to Italy in 2006 when the event was last held in Germany.

SHOOT: Apparently all Anelka had to do was apologise, which he didn't do. Pride comes before the fall, but the media seem to have worsened an already tense situation. Find out the answer to the above question below the fold.

clipped from www.goal.com Chelsea forward Anelka was dumped by France on Saturday after an apparent dressing room bust-up with manager Raymond Domenech during their 2-0 defeat against Mexico on Thursday. Reports suggested that Anelka had reacted angrily to Domenech’s questioning of his first half performance and that led to him being taken off at the interval. It had been reported that Anelka told his manager to "go f*** yourself". Anelka was also absent from training on Saturday which fuelled rumours that his World Cup was over and that was later confirmed by the French Football Federation (FFF) But now it seems Anelka has stepped away from the national side for good. clipped from www.sport24.co.za "We deplore the incident that happened at halftime against Mexico but we regret even more the fact that an event that belongs to our group and is inherent to the life of a competitive team was made public," the statement read. "The players are unanimously against the French Football Federation's decision to expel Nicolas Anelka", it added.