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Laurent Blanc set to become France coach, as federation reaches deal with Bordeaux

PARIS (AP) — Laurent Blanc will take over as France coach after the World Cup, the French soccer federation said Thursday after reaching a deal with his former club Bordeaux.Blanc quit as Bordeaux coach last week, confirming he wanted to succeed Raymond Domenech as France manager after the World Cup.Bordeaux, which wanted Blanc to finish out his contract and stay with the club until June 2011, had asked the French federation for financial compensation."The French football federation, via its president Jean-Pierre Escalettes, and the Girondins de Bordeaux, via their president and shareholder, reached a deal in regards to Laurent Blanc's hiring as France coach," the French federation said in a statement.The federation added it won't make further comment before Blanc's official signing. Bordeaux confirmed on its website that a deal had been reached.Blanc, who guided Bordeaux to the French league title in 2009, was part of the France team that won the World Cup in 1998 and the European Cha...

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