Didier Deschamps has filed a civil lawsuit against Samir Nasri's girlfriend over the Twitter tirade that followed the Manchester City midfielder's omission from France's World Cup squad, according to reports in France, reports The Guardian.
On Tuesday, Anara Atanes launched a foul-mouthed attack on Twitter after Nasri was not included in Deschamps' 30-man squad for Brazil. "Fuck france and fuck deschamps! What a shit manager," she wrote, before adding: "Lets just get this straight! Im not mad i get my bf for 2 months.... I just think theres a level of respect to be had!"
The French radio station RMC is reporting that Deschamps and the French football federation have opened legal proceedings against Atanes, who is an English-born singer from the pop group Fanfare.
"FFF condemns insulting remarks against Didier Deschamps and fully supports his coach in his approach," read a statement released on Friday.
"The unanimous feedback confirmed that the entire France condemned such remarks. FFF believes that the unanimous indignation is enough to condemn such behaviour."
Read more of this report from The Guardian.