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I've noticed two names in the French squad that interest me. First, Ribery's first name is given usually as Franck and sometimes as Frank. When I was a student I had a German friend named Franck ... is this something that happens in Europe in general? Or is he a typo? (I can see that a French child named Franc would have a rough time, and I don't know that K is much used in French.)

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And then the thoroughly surprising Lilian Thuram ... has anyone come across any other males, French or otherwise, named Lilian? He is black, though I don't know where his roots lie, which might or might not be significant.

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Allez les bleus ... by default ...