Pires not part of French squad
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Paris, France (Sports Network) - France coach Raymond Domenech left Arsenal striker Robert Pires out of the squad for a November 17 friendly against Poland.
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Severiano Ballesteros will not be  punished by the European Tour for his alleged assault on one of  the tour's tournament directors at his home course Pedrena.
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Thierry Henry answered his critics in style as he combined with Robert Pires to haul Arsenal out of their slump. HenryÂ´s recent form had been called into question by Match of the Day pundit Alan Hansen only
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Scotland manager Walter Smith believes France have not suffered from the loss of superstar Zinedine Zidane.
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France coach Raymond Domenech has insisted Nicolas Anelka remain in his plans, but not in the near future. Along with Arsenal&#39;s Robert Pires, Anelka was left out of the national squad to face Poland in a friendly at the Stade de France on November 17.
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France midfielder Robert Pires, who has been at odds with national coach Raymond Domenech after twice being left on the bench, said on Thursday that their disagreement has been resolved.
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Robert Pires admits his current form does not merit inclusion in the French national side but has made it clear he has no plans to retire from international football.
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ROME  - Roma captain Francesco Totti and strikers Antonio Cassano and Vincenzo Montella will take no part in Wednesday&#39;s Group B Champions League match against Real Madrid.
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Michael Ballack is not included in Chelsea's squad list for the Champions League group stage as he recovers from ankle surgery.
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France coach Raymond Domenech called up Juventus defender Jonathan Zebina for the first time to his squad for next month&#39;s World Cup Group Four qualifiers against Ireland and Cyprus.
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Injured all-rounder Abdul Razzaq is left out of Pakistan's World Cup squad and doubts remain over Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif.
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Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse will not play again this season after breaking his leg against Blackburn yesterday. The 23-year-old France striker was carried off on a stretcher in
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LONDON -- Arsenal forward Thierry Henry will miss the rest of the season because of injuries and won't be available for France's next three European Championship qualifiers
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England defender Rio Ferdinand has missed his country's opening training session ahead of their Euro 2008 qualifiers against Andorra and Macedonia as he recovers from a foot injury.
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Wigan striker Emile Heskey is injured and ruled out of the England squad for the friendly against Switzerland.
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France goalkeeper Fabien Barthez misses Wednesday&#39;s friendly against Poland after suffering a knee injury playing for Olympique Marseille at the weekend.
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David Beckham looks unlikely to win his 100th cap after being left out of Fabio Capello's first England squad.