Canada might only need to step on the field to wrap up their first victory at the CONCACAF Gold Cup since 2011. A bizarre turn of events could see the team’s opponent in their opening game, French Guiana, forfeit by their own choice.
This complicated situation was reported yesterday by Sports Illustrated writer Brian Straus. It involves 37-year-old Florent Malouda, the ex-France star who enjoyed a storied career with Chelsea and Lyon. Malouda has been named to French Guiana’s 23-man roster for the tournament.
French World Cup vet Florent Malouda is at center of a Gold Cup story that's strange even by CONCACAF standards https://t.