Patrice Evra wipes bottom with France shirt, angers public - video
Published Jun 3 2012, 20:46 BST | By Tom Eames
Patrice Evra has angered a number of French publications after appearing to wipe his bottom with a France shirt.The Manchester United defender was seen removing a shirt from underneath him before giving it a sniff, much to the amusement of his teammates, during France's match against Serbia earlier this week.
While the footballer may have simply been sitting on the shirt, a number of French news outlets have condemned the "disrespectful" Evra for wiping his bottom with the shirt.
Paris magazine Le 10 Sport said: "It was disgusting! But this gesture shows above all a real lack of respect towards the blue of France and all that it stands for.
"We struggle to imagine Evra doing the same with the Manchester United shirt."
The publication added: "His popularity has been falling for months, and this unacceptable act will not change the situation at all."
The left-back had caused controversy at the 2010 World Cup after he led a players' revolt against the national management team.
France will take on England during this month's Euro 2012 on Monday, June 11.
hardly wiping his bottom, he just sat onit and then sniffed it as a joke
June 7th 2012 at 11:02pm
As he led the rebellion in 201o then why will he at 2012 at all when all the other rebels have been banned and sacked from the national squad? Is this the end of his career at last?
June 5th 2012 at 9:14pm(+1 like)
The saintly Evra not quite so saintly after all, just the disgusting, foul mouthed twit he has always been
June 5th 2012 at 9:12pm(+1 like)
whats the french for VaVaVA Fart!!?
June 5th 2012 at 12:56am
He really is a horrible person.
June 4th 2012 at 5:31pm(+1 like)
because
June 4th 2012 at 11:43pm(+1 like)
several times in the past he has lied about other players, sometimes team mates, being racist towards, putting their careers, reputations and possibly lives at risk, that seems pretty horrible to me
June 6th 2012 at 4:26pm
who specifically? source? The only player he has made racist allegations aainst is luis suarez, and these where found to be true by the FA
June 7th 2012 at 11:00pm