France's opening group game at the Euros 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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France's opening group game at the Euros is against Romania on June 9. They then play Holland and Italy, who beat Les Bleus on penalties in the 2006 World Cup final.
Provisional squad: G Coupet (Lyon), M Landreau (Paris St Germain), S Frey (Fiorentina), S Mandanda (Marseille); E Abidal (Barcelona), J-A Boumsong, F Clerc (both Lyon), J Escude (Sevilla), P Evra (Manchester United), W Gallas (Arsenal), P Mexes (Roma), W Sagnol (Bayern Munich), S Squillaci (Lyon), L Thuram (Barcelona); A Diarra (Bordeaux), L Diarra (Portsmouth), M Flamini, C Makelele (Chelsea), J Toulalan (Lyon), P Vieira (Internazionale); N Anelka (Chelsea), H Ben Arfa, K Benzema (both Lyon), D Cisse (Marseille), B Gomis (St Etienne), S Govou (Lyon), T Henry (Barcelona), F Malouda (Chelsea), S Nasri (Marseille), F Ribery (Bayern Munich).
2005-6 Jean Alain Boumsong 66/3 2
Born 14 December 1979. French international signed from Glasgow Rangers for £6m. Big and strong and highly rated. Graeme Souness' first buy (after taking ex-Man U and Aston Villa defender Ronnie Johnson who was out of contract), but he never made the grade in the Premiership. Always defended by Souness, but he rarely produced, and he signed for Juventus in the summer of 2006 for £3m.