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France players go back to training

Updated: June 21, 2010, 2:32 PM ET
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KNYSNA, South Africa -- France resumed training at the World Cup on Monday, one day after the squad went on strike to protest the French soccer federation's decision to send striker Nicolas Anelka home.

Monday's session went ahead without any of the drama of Sunday, when captain Patrice Evra had an altercation with the team's physical trainer, one FFF official resigned, and coach Raymond Domenech was put in the embarrassing position of explaining why the players were on strike.

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