dismissed from the team the next day. The day after Anelka's dismissal, team captain Patrice Evra and team trainer Robert Duverne had a heated confrontation that caused Domenech to physically restrain Duverne; the players responded by returning to the team bus and refusing to continue with practice. After the French Football Federation condemned the player boycott, the team returned to practice without further incident. France's World Cup campaign ended with a 2–1 defeat to South Africa, meaning Les Bleus finished at the bottom of Group A without winning a single game. Domenech bowed out by refusing to shake the hand of South Africa's coach in the final game, Carlos Alberto Parreira. Domenech was dismissed for serious misconduct following the World Cup. He sought €2.9 million compensation, eventually receiving €975,000. Later career In November 2010, Domenech began coaching the under-11 team at AC Boulogne-Billancourt. In December 2011, Domenech donated €70,000 of his €150,000 World Cup bonus to the club, with the remaining €80,000 being donated to charity and an inner-city football club from Paris. In April 2018, he was one of 77 applicants for the vacant Cameroon national team job. In December 2020, he expressed a wish to succeed Ljubiša Tumbaković as the Serbia national team coach. On 26 December 2020, 10 years after last managing a team, Domenech signed with Ligue 1 side FC Nantes. On 10 February 2021, Domenech was released of his duties as head-coach after not winning a single game in his 8 matches in charge. Personal life Domenech is of Catalan descent. He is fascinated by astrology, and believes that people's personalities are shaped by star signs. He has denied rumours that he picked squads based on astrology, or that he dropped Robert Pires for being a Scorpio, instead saying that the 30-year-old Arsenal winger was declining and a bad influence on the squad. Managerial statistics Honours Manager France FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2006 Orders Officier of the Ordre national du Mérite: 2007 References Further reading External links 1952 births Living people Footballers from Lyon French footballers French football managers France international footballers Ligue 1 managers Olympique Lyonnais managers FC Nantes managers France national football team managers Olympique Lyonnais players RC Strasbourg Alsace players Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players FC Mulhouse players FC Mulhouse managers 2006 FIFA World Cup managers 2010 FIFA World Cup managers UEFA Euro 2008 managers French people of