Arsene Wenger in RTE.ie It's in the interests of France to give him one-and-a-half games. They only meet up tomorrow and then fly out to play the game in Martinique on Wednesday night. It would be very dangerous for him to play 90 minutes,said Wenger.
Nicolas Sarkozy in AFP So long as I am president of the republic, there will be no question of independence for Martinique, of its separation from France,Sarkozy added.
Martine Aubry in Reuters I am fearful that the feeling of exasperation of the people of Guadeloupe and Martinique could spread here too ...... Everything must be done to avoid that,Aubry told newspaper Le Parisien, accusing Sarkozy of not listening to the people.