Raymond Domenech

England absentees highlight club versus country conflict!

There are few more evocative fixtures in world football than Germany against England yet the build-up to Wednesday`s friendly in Berlin has been rendered almost meaningless by a high-profile list of absentees.

Soccer-England absentees highlight club versus country conflict

Updated: November 18, 2008, 8:06 PM ET By Martyn Herman LONDON, Nov 19 - Only four players from England's established "big four" teams will be on international duty on Wednesday after injuries and niggles left manager Fabio...

Maradona nicking spotlight from European stars

LONDON (AP) -- Diego Maradona is Argentina's new coach and will be on the bench for the first time to direct his team's play when it faces Scotland at Glasgow's Hampden Park. It starts a new chapter to a career that has...

Vieira returns to France squad after nine-month absence

PARIS, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Inter Milan midfielder Patrick Vieira has returned to fitness and is expected to join his national teammates here Wednesday evening as France hosts Uruguay in a friendly, according to the French...

Injury-stricken France calls up Boumsong

PARIS (AP) -- France coach Raymond Domenech on Monday called up Lyon defender Jean-Alain Boumsong to beef up his injury-stricken squad to face Uruguay. Arsenal's Bacary Sagna, Portsmouth midfielder Lassana Diarra and Julien...

Lyon beats title rival Bordeaux 2-1

Karim Benzema scored another spectacular goal Sunday to enhance his growing reputation and help seven-time champion Lyon beat title rival Bordeaux 2-1 and move seven points clear at the top of the French league.

Injured Sagna set to miss France match against Uruguay

LONDON, Nov 15 (Reuters) - France defender Bakary Sagna is set to miss the friendly against Uruguay at the Stade de France on Wednesday after picking up an ankle injury playing for Arsenal. "Yes it's serious. He'll be out for a...

Gourcuff wary of Milan return

Yoann Gourcuff insists things will have to change at AC Milan if he is to return to the Serie A club at the end of the season. The 22-year-old playmaker was farmed out on loan to Bordeaux for this season after failing to gain...

France recall Nasri, Silvestre for Uruguay match

PARIS, Nov 13 (Reuters) - France coach Raymond Domenech recalled Arsenal players Samir Nasri and Mikael Silvestre to the national squad on Thursday for a friendly against Uruguay next week. Domenech named three other Arsenal...

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