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The West Ham midfielder has quit the Indomitable Lions but they are thriving without the star names who contributed to a shameful World Cup campaign
• West Ham’s Alex Song announces international retirement
• Song omitted from Cameroon’s Africa Cup of Nations squadLast time Alex Song wore a Cameroon shirt, against Croatia at the World Cup, he was sent off five minutes before half-time for dragging his elbow down Mario Mandzukic’s back. That was the centre-piece of a general implosion from Cameroon that also included rows over bonuses, widespread rumours of dressing-room unrest, allegations of match-fixing and Benoît Assou-Ekotto seemingly trying to head-**** Benjamin Moukandjo after a row in injury time.
It’s hard to imagine how Cameroon’s World Cup could have gone worse: they disgraced themselves in almost every conceivable way. Precedent suggested the coach would be sacked, there’d be whispers from players about a European not really understanding the dressing room and everything would go on much as before. This time, though, Volker Finke has remained in charge and those who have gone have been the players he felt had let him down, most notably Samuel Eto’o, Assou-Ekoto and Song.
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• West Ham’s Alex Song announces international retirement
• Song omitted from Cameroon’s Africa Cup of Nations squadLast time Alex Song wore a Cameroon shirt, against Croatia at the World Cup, he was sent off five minutes before half-time for dragging his elbow down Mario Mandzukic’s back. That was the centre-piece of a general implosion from Cameroon that also included rows over bonuses, widespread rumours of dressing-room unrest, allegations of match-fixing and Benoît Assou-Ekotto seemingly trying to head-**** Benjamin Moukandjo after a row in injury time.
It’s hard to imagine how Cameroon’s World Cup could have gone worse: they disgraced themselves in almost every conceivable way. Precedent suggested the coach would be sacked, there’d be whispers from players about a European not really understanding the dressing room and everything would go on much as before. This time, though, Volker Finke has remained in charge and those who have gone have been the players he felt had let him down, most notably Samuel Eto’o, Assou-Ekoto and Song.
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