A and A’ List for Slovakia-France

How much do I love having both an A and an A’ team called up at the same time? (And can somebody French tell me how you say A’ en français?)

Absolutely the best part of having an A’ team is that everybody you want to see called up IS called up! The Juventus exiles? Trezeguet, Zebina, Boumsong? All there. Evra? Mexes? Back again. And not just Clerc at rightback, but Reveillere as well.

Although…wait a second… Where the heck is Julien Escudé? Is he injured? Or did he hit on Estelle? He turns 29 tomorrow. Not much of a birthday present. (Interestingly, he shares a birthday with Thierry Henry. ) Oh, and where’s Bodmer? What’s up with that?

This is also my opportunity to see what I’ve missed in the transfer window. Yes, I suppose I have the vaguest of memories of Bakary Sagna going to Arsenal, but it had slipped my mind. And I thought Rio Antonia Mavuba had gone to Italy, not Villareal in Spain… I guess you really need to pay attention to these things.

Tune in soon, when the Sorting Hat will send the boys to their respective A and A’ teams.

Liste des joueurs sélectionnés

Gardiens de But

Sébastien FREY A.C.F. Fiorentina
Mickaël LANDREAU Paris SG
Ulrich RAME F.C.G. Bordeaux
Teddy RICHERT F.C. Sochaux nouveau

Défenseurs

Eric ABIDAL F.C. Barcelone
Jean-Alain BOUMSONG Juventus Turin
François CLERC Olympique Lyonnais
Patrice EVRA Manchester United
William GALLAS Arsenal F.C.
Gaël GIVET Olympique de Marseille
Philippe MEXES A.S. Roma
Anthony REVEILLERE Olympique Lyonnais
Bakary SAGNA Arsenal F.C.
Sébastien SQUILLACI Olympique Lyonnais
Lilian THURAM F.C. Barcelone
Jonathan ZEBINA Juventus Turin

Milieux de Terrain

Abou DIABY Arsenal F.C.
Alou DIARRA F.C.G. Bordeaux
Lassana DIARRA Chelsea F.C.
Claude MAKELELE Chelsea F.C.
Florent MALOUDA Chelsea F.C.
Rio Antonio MAVUBA Villarreal C.F.
Samir NASRI Olympique de Marseille
Franck RIBERY F.C. Bayern Münich
Jérôme ROTHEN Paris SG
Jérémy TOULALAN Olympique Lyonnais
Patrick VIEIRA Inter de Milan

Attaquants

Nicolas ANELKA Bolton Wanderers
Karim BENZEMA Olympique Lyonnais
Jimmy BRIAND Stade Rennais
Djibril CISSE Olympique de Marseille
Thierry HENRY F.C. Barcelone
Frédéric PIQUIONNE A.S. Monaco
David TREZEGUET Juventus Turin