READ MORE: World Cup winner Benjamin Pavard talks depression and how 'beautiful home' is irrelevantIn response, Bile headbutted him, sparking a huge on-field melee with players and coaching staff from both sides rushing in to join the scrum.When the madness was eventually quelled, Bile was shown the red card, and with four French players dismissed, the referee abandoned the game, as per FIFA rules.
Footage of the chaos went viral on social media, with fans amazed by France's ill-discipline."Absolutely shocking lack of control by the French, they should be ashamed," wrote one person on Twitter, while another user commented: "What a bunch of idiots, they're never gonna make it behaving like that."Should youth players get heavier bans than senior players for headbutting?
Let us know what you think in the comments section below."Must have learned that from Zidane," a third joked, in reference to Zinedine Zidane's infamous headbutt in the 2006 World Cup final.It caps off a torrid week for French football ahead of the Qatar World Cup.
Not only did Didier Deschamps' men lose to Denmark on Sunday, but the team is also waging war with the French FA with Kylian Mbappe demanding wholesale changes to the squad's image rights agreement.And with Paul Pogba embroiled in an ugly blackmail battle with his brother, and vital players like Karim Benzema and N'Golo Kante on the treatment table, France's World Cup preparations are in complete tatters. READ NEXT:Kylian Mbappe could buy 50,000 KFC bargain buckets each week with his mega PSG wageKylian Mbappe forces France into embarrassing U-turn proving he is more powerful than FAStriker dubbed 'next Erling Haaland' scores screamer to down Haaland's Norway.
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