Keeper Barthez misses French date
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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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Sport: Former French international has emerged as a surprise contender for the managerial vacancy
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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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Arsenalâs Thierry Henry today missed out on the European Footballer of the Year award as Andriy Shevchenko took the honour. AC Milan frontman Shevchenko held off competition from Barcelona pair Deco and
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Pedro MartÃ­nez will be unavailable for the entire postseason with torn a tendon in his left calf.
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Sale's Sebastien Chabal is dropped by France in favour of Elvis Vermeulen for the game against Wales.
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Montbeliard, France (Sports Network) - Nantes earned a point at home against Sochaux Sunday in a French Ligue 1 match when Emerse Fae scored late.
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The 28-year-old has been out of favour at the Bernabeu and spent last season at French club Monaco. Despite returning to the Bernabeu this season, the Spain international is down the pecking order behind Ronaldo
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France coach Raymond Domenech called up Marseille striker Peguy Luyindula on Tuesday to replace the injured David Trezeguet for its World Cup qualifying match against Ireland on Saturday.
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Former Manchester United goalkeeper Fabien Barthez will captain France in Saturday&#39;s World Cup qualifier against Ireland, after earning a recall to Raymond Domenech&#39;s side.
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The normally star studded Real Madrid missed most of their front line players in a match against Villarreal in the Spanish first division league on Sunday.
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France has taken a 1-0 lead over Spain in the Davis Cup tennis semifinals in Alicante, Spain, thanks to Paul-Henri Matthieu&#39;s surprise win over former French Open champion Carlos Moya.
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Manny RamÃ­rez was not in the starting lineup for the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night because of a strained left oblique muscle.
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Jens Lehmann is surprised to be considered only second choice goalkeeper at Arsenal Football Club. The German has lost his place in the Gunners line-up to Spaniard Manuel Almunia, following a string of errors between the posts.
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The Spaniard has been ruled out for the remainder of the season with a knee ligament injury, which he picked up in the 1-1 draw with Portsmouth on Sunday.
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Manchester City's French midfielder Christian Negouai had an English Premier League debut to forget yesterday when he was sent off three minutes after coming on as a substitute, without touching the ball.
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PARIS, France -- Barcelona striker Ludovic Giuly has pulled out of France&#39;s upcoming World Cup qualifying matches against Ireland and Cyprus, the French soccer federation has announced.