Nicolas Anelka (Character)

Nicolas Anelka

CHARACTER» Nicolas Sébastien Anelka

A French professional soccer manager and retired player who played as a forward.

Senior career

1996–1997 Paris Saint-Germain 1997–1999 Arsenal 1999–2000 Real Madrid 2000–2002 Paris Saint-Germain 2001–2002 → Liverpool (loan) 2002–2005 Manchester City 2005–2006 Fenerbahçe 2006–2008 Bolton Wanderers 2008–2012 Chelsea 2012–2013 Shanghai Shenhua 2013 → Juventus (loan) 2013–2014 West Bromwich Albion 2014–2015 Mumbai City FC (Concept)

National team

1998–2010 France

Teams managed

2012 Shanghai Shenhua (player-coach) 2015 Mumbai City FC (Concept) (player-manager) 2018–2020 Lille (youth) 2021 Hyères (sports director)

2010 World Cup

Anelka found himself in the middle of a scandal during the 2010 South African World Cup. During the match Mexico-France, France was losing 2-0. In the locker room, when Domenech (France's coach at the time) came up to Anelka, the two men got into a fight. The day after that, it was revealed to the press that he'd insulted the coach and had refused to excuse himself (he had told the coach "Vas te faire enculer sale fils de pute"). Because of these insults, he was sent home. The players didn't like the fact that Anelka was excluded, deciding to go on strike and not practice in front of 400 hundred kids.