Trezeguet misses out on France's provisional squad

France coach Raymond Domenech has named a provisional 30-man squad list for next month's Euro 2008, with the exclusion of Juventus hitman David Trezeguet.<br>

كتب : Omar AbdelAziz

الأحد، 18 مايو 2008 - 13:46
France coach Raymond Domenech has named a provisional 30-man squad list for next month's Euro 2008, with the exclusion of Juventus hitman David Trezeguet.

The list included uncapped Saint-Etienne forward Bafetimbi Gomis, besides Thierry Henry, Nicolas Anelka, Djibril Cisse and Karim Benzema.

However, Trezeguet was overlooked by the French boss, who had strained relationship with the Juve ace since the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany.

Trezeguet netted 20 Serie A goals with the Bianconeri this season, as no other French striker managed to score more league goals.

The 30-year-old striker netted a memorable winner in France's last European triumph in 2000, when he scored the Golden Goal in the 2-1 win over Italy.

The deadline for the final roster is Wednesday May 28th.

France's Provisional Squad

Goalkeepers: Gregory Coupet (Lyon), Sebastien Frey (Fiorentina), Mickael Landreau (Paris St Germain), Steve Mandanda (Marseille).

Defenders: Eric Abidal (Barcelona), Jean-Alain Boumsong (Lyon), Francois Clerc (Lyon), Sebastien Squillaci (Lyon), William Gallas (Arsenal), Julien Escude (Sevilla), Patrice Evra (Manchester United), Philippe Mexes (Roma), Willy Sagnol (Bayern Munich), Lillian Thuram (Barcelona).

Midfielders: Alou Diarra (Bordeaux), Lassana Diarra (Portsmouth), Mathieu Flamini (Arsenal), Claude Makelele (Chelsea), Jeremy Toulalan (Lyon), Patrick Vieira (Inter Milan), Hatem Ben Arfa (Lyon), Florent Malouda (Chelsea), Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich), Samir Nasri (Marseille), Sidney Govou (Lyon).

Forwards: Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea), Karim Benzema (Lyon), Djibril Cisse (Marseille), Bafetimbi Gomis (St Etienne), Thierry Henry (Barcelona).