France is one of the top European national teams aiming to compete in international competitions. Having more players in top leagues such as the English Premier League has aided their performance. Here are the top ten French Premier League scorers of all time.
1. Thierry Henry - From 1999 to 2007, the French striker played for Arsenal in the English Premier League, scoring 175 goals in 258 games.
2. Nicolas Anelka - He is the second highest scoring Frenchman in the English Premier League. He scored 125 goals in 364 Premier League games for Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, and West Brom.
3. Olivier Giroud - He appeared in 255 Premier League matches and scored 90 goals. In the English Premier League, he scored 73 goals for Arsenal and 17 goals for Chelsea.
4. Louis Saha - The French striker scored 84 goals in the English Premier League while playing for Manchester United, Fulham, Everton, and Tottenham Hotspur.
5. Erick Cantona - He scored 70 goals in 160 Premier League appearances for Manchester United and Leeds United.
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DOHA. — Cristiano Ronaldo's FIFA World Cup dream is over, and probably for good — but is his entire career coming to an end?
Ronaldo's turbulent tournament never looked likely to have a happy ending after his country demoted him to the role of substitute after an argument with his coach - but his tears after Portugal's quarter-final exit turned out to be an apt summary of his current situation. After a shock defeat by Morocco, the 37-year-old remains without a World Cup winner's medal, his only major honor, and he is currently a global icon without a club to call home following his acrimonious departure from Manchester United last month.People are already wondering where he will play his next club football, and while the Portuguese public still adores him, questions about his future with his country will undoubtedly arise. Ronaldo left United just before the World Cup began, but his time in Qatar got off to a good start.
FIFA described his winning of a controversial penalty in Portugal's first group game against Ghana as "total genius," and he converted it to become the first man to score in five World Cups.
However, things quickly deteriorated, and he failed to score in his next two starts before clashing with manager Fernando Santos over his outburst after being substituted against South Korea.Dropped against Switzerland in the last-16 for the first time since 2008, his young replacement Goncalo Ramos scored a hat-trick, and Ronaldo was suddenly the superstar who was only a sub.
He was used similarly against Morocco, though he was given most of the second half to make an impact, coming on in the 51st minute with his team trailing 1-0. His appearance alone meant he managed to reach another milestone — his 196th international cap equaled Kuwait forward Bader Al-record Mutawa's men's — but he couldn't mark it with the kind of special moment he has produced so often over the years.Ronaldo already held the record for the most men's international goals with 118, but he never looked like adding to that total against brilliantly organized opposition.
Ronaldo only had 10 touches in total, and it took until the 91st minute for him to manage a shot that lacked the power or direction to beat Morocco keeper Bono.
While Ronaldo was always eager for the right ball into the box, it never arrived. When Rafael Leao's 97th-minute cross flew over his head before being headed agonizingly wide by Pepe, Ronaldo sank to his knees in the six-yard box and appeared to know his time was up, his head in his hands. — From BBC Sport.
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