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Euro 2008 News :: France names provisional Euro2008 squad -3 surprises

Posted on 2008-05-18 by Gooner

France's 30-man provisional squad for next month's European Championship has been named with David Trezeguet, Bacary Sagna and Gael Clichy the big names ignored by coach Raymond Domenech.

Uncapped striker Bafetimbi Gomis is a surprise inclusion to force his way into the reckoning ahead of Trezeguet, who has been just as free-scoring for Juventus this season.

Other notable decisions by Domenech see Francois Clerc beat Arsenal's Sagna to a right-back spot and Jerome Rothen miss out on a place among the midfielders.

There was also no room for left-sided defender Clichy who was selected to the Professional Footballer's Association team of the year following his impressive season at Arsenal.

The enlarged group will be trimmed down to 23 players on May 28, the day after France's friendly against Ecuador in Grenoble, with the Euros starting on June 7.

France's opening group game at the Championships is against Romania on June 9. They then play Holland and Italy, who beat Les Bleus on penalties in the 2006 World Cup final.

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