PARIS: French defender Mikael Silvestre has joined the growing wave of criticism of the timing of this year's Confederations Cup tournament in France.
“Honestly, one cannot say that it (the Confederations Cup) is a good thing after the experience of the 2002 World Cup when we were below our physical means,” the Manchester United player was quoted as saying in sports daily l'Equipe on Tuesday.
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