The Les Bleus Squad for the match agains England  March 2008
Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	App	G
Abidal, Éric Sylvain	11 July 1979	28	D	FC Barcelona, Spain	32	0
Anelka, Nicolas Sébastien	14 March 1979	29	F	Chelsea FC, England	44	11
Ben Arfa, Hatem  حاتم بن عرفة	7 July 1987	20	F	Olympique Lyonnais	5	1
Benzema, Karim Mostafa  كريم بنزمّة‎	19 December 1987	20	F	Olympique Lyonnais	9	3
	Karim Benzema withdrew from the squad on 23 March, due to an ankle injury.
Bodmer, Mathieu	22 November 1982	25	M	Olympique Lyonnais	0	0
Boumsong-Somkong, Jean-Alain	14 December 1979 born in Cameroon	28	D	Olympique Lyonnais	22	1
Briand, Jimmy	2 August 1985	22	F	Stade Rennes FC	0	0
Cissé, Djibril Motuwa	12 August 1981	26	F	Olympique de Marseille	35	9
Clerc, François	18 April 1983	24	D	Olympique Lyonnais	9	0
Clichy, Gaël	26 July 1985	22	D	Arsenal FC, England	0	0
Coupet, Grégory	31 December 1972	35	G	Olympique Lyonnais	28	13 GA
Delpierre, Matthieu	26 April 1981	26	D	VfB Stuttgart 1893, Germany	0	0
Diarra, Alou	15 July 1981	26	M	FC des Girondins de Bordeaux	12	0
Diarra, Lassana	10 March 1985	23	M	Portsmouth FC, England	10	0
Escudé, Julien	17 August 1979	28	D	Sevilla FC SAD, Spain	6	0
Evra, Patrice Latyr	15 May 1981 born in Senegal	26	D	Manchester United FC, England	9	0
Flamini, Mathieu	7 March 1984	24	M	Arsenal FC, England	1	0
Frey, Sébastien	18 March 1980	28	G	AC Fiorentina SpA, Italy	1	2 GA
	Sébastien Frey withdrew from the squad on 23 March, no reason specified.
Gallas, William Eric	17 August 1977	30	D	Arsenal FC, England	60	2
Givet-Viaros, Gaël	9 October 1981	26	D	Olympique de Marseille	12	0
Govou, Sidney Rodrigue Noukpo	27 July 1979	28	F	Olympique Lyonnais	30	7
Henry, Thierry Daniel	17 August 1977	30	F	FC Barcelona, Spain	98	44
	Thierry Henry withdrew from the squad on 24 March, no reason specified.
Landreau, Mickaël Vincent André-Marie	14 May 1979	28	G	Paris Saint-Germain FC	11	3 GA
Lloris, Hugo	26 December 1986	21	G	OGC Nice-Côte d'Azur	0	0 GA
	Hugo Lloris replaced Sébastien Frey who withdrew from the squad on 23 March.
Makélélé Sinda, Claude	18 February 1973 born in Zaire	35	M	Chelsea FC, England	65	0
Malouda, Florent Johan	13 June 1980 born in French Guiana	27	F	Chelsea FC, England	35	3
Mandanda, Steve	28 March 1985 born in Cameroon	22	G	Olympique de Marseille	0	0 GA
Mavuba, Rio Antonio Zoba	8 March 1984 born in International Waters	24	M	Lille Olympique SC, on loan from Villareal CF, Spain	6	0
Mexès, Philippe	30 March 1982	25	D	AS Roma SpA, Italy	8	0
Nasri, Samir	26 June 1987	20	M	Olympique de Marseille	7	2
Rami, Adil  عادل رامي	27 December 1985 born in Corsica	22	D	Lille Olympique SC	0	0
Rémy, Loïc	2 January 1987	21	F	RC Lens, on loan from Olympique Lyonnais	0	0
	Loïc Rémy replaced Mathieu Valbuena and Thierry Henry, who withdrew from the squad on 23/24 March.
Réveillère, Anthony	10 November 1979	28	D	Olympique Lyonnais	5	0
	Anthony Réveillère replaced Bacary Sagna who withdrew from the squad on 23 March.
Ribéry, Franck Bilal	1 April 1983	24	F	FC Bayern München AG, Germany	24	2
Rothen, Jérôme René Marcel	31 March 1978	29	M	Paris Saint-Germain FC	13	1
Sagna, Bacary	14 February 1983	25	D	Arsenal FC, England	2	0
	Bacary Sagna withdrew from the squad on 23 March, due to an ankle injury.
Saha, Louis Laurent	8 August 1978	29	F	Manchester United FC, England	18	4
	Lois Saha withdrew from the squad on 20 March, no reason specified.
Sinama-Pongolle, Florent Stéphane	20 October 1984 born in Reunion	23	F	RC Recreativo de Huelva, Spain	0	0
	Florent Sinama-Pongolle replaced Louis Saha who withdrew from the squad on 20 March
Squillaci, Sébastien	11 August 1980	27	D	Olympique Lyonnais	12	0
Thuram-Ulien, Ruddy Lilian	1 January 1972 born in Guadeloupe	36	D	FC Barcelona, Spain	137	2
Toulalan, Jérémy	10 September 1983	24	M	Olympique Lyonnais	10	0
Trezeguet, David Sergio	15 October 1977	30	F	Juventus FC SpA, Italy	70	34
	David Trezeguet replaced Karim Benzema who withdrew from the squad on 23 March.
Valbuena, Mathieu	28 September 1984	23	F	Olympique de Marseille	0	0
	Mathieu Valbuena withdrew from the squad on 23 March, due to a groin injury.
Vieira, Patrick	23 June 1976 born in Senegal	31	M	FC Internazionale Milano SpA, Italy	105	6
	Patrick Vieira withdrew from the squad on 24 March, due to a thigh strain.

Squad details correct up to and including France's match against Spain on 10 February 2008.

Diary

Thursday, 20 March 2008 - Raymond Domenech has included ten Premier League players in his 39-man squad for next week's friendly against England in Paris, the day after an 'A' squad faces Mali in the capital. There is no place for David Trezeguet.  The Juventus ace, the leading scorer in Serie A, refuses to take part in 'A' fixtures, a stance that means he is unlikely to play at Euro 2008.  Domenech has also called up four new players.  In-form Lyon midfielder Matthieu Bodmer, 25, and 23-year-old forward Mathieu Valbuena of Marseille have earned their first call-ups as have centre-backs Mathieu Delpierre of Stuttgart, 26, and 22-year-old Adil Rami of Lille.

Friday, 21 March 2008 - Louis Saha withdrew from the squad.  The French federation did not give a reason for the Manchester United striker's withdrawal. Domenech again overlooked David Trezeguet in naming a 39-man squad, preferring to replace Saha with former Liverpool forward Florent Sinama-Pongolle.  The squad is Domenech's last before he unveils his 23 players for Euro 2008.

Sunday, 23 March 2008 - A spate of withdrawals:- David Trezeguet has replaced injured Karim Benzema.  Benzema sustained an ankle injury in his Olympique Lyon side's 4-2 home Ligue 1 win over Paris St Germain on Sunday.  Trezeguet has not played for France since a 1-0 defeat by Scotland in February last year in Paris. 

Arsenal defender Bakary Sagna has also pulled out.  Sagna limped off in the second half of Arsenal's 2-1 loss at Chelsea on Sunday.  Sagna is replaced by Lyon defender Anthony Reveillere.  Arsene Wenger said Sagna has hurt his ankle.

Fiorentina goalkeeper Sebastien Frey also pulled out for an undisclosed reason, and will be replaced by Nice goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.

Marseille midfielder Mathieu Valbuena is out because of a groin strain.  Valbuena limped off in the first half of Marseille's 1-0 home loss to Sochaux in Ligue 1 on Saturday.

Monday, 24 March 2008 - More withdrawals:- Thierry Henry and Patrick Vieira have withdrawn.  Henry played all of Barcelona's 4-1 defeat of Real Valladolid on Sunday but has pulled out of the match in Paris due to an unspecified injury.  His absence means David Trezeguet could get a rare start. 

Patrick Vieira, the France captain, withdrew after failing to overcome a thigh strain. The Inter Milan midfielder said it was not a serious injury and expects to be back for his club's match against Lazio at the weekend.

Loic Remy, the Lens striker, has also been added to the squad. The 21-year-old replaces Mathieu Valbuena, who was forced to withdraw after suffering an adductor injury.

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