France’s 55 player “pre-list”

I found this in a blog that says it’s a “pre-list” that came form l’Equipe. I never have any luck finding specific stories in l’Equipe, so we’ll take this person’s word for it. It’s apparently the 55-player list from which the final 29 will be picked on Sunday.

And I look at some of these names and think, “Uh. Yeah. WHO?!?”

But yes, Sunday’s list will apparently be 29. And will eventually be whittled down to the final 23-player Euro list.

What do you think?

Keepers: Coupet (Lyon), Frey (Fiorentina), Landreau (PSG), Mandanda (OM), Ramé (Bordeaux), Y. Pelé (Le Mans).

Defenders: Abidal (FC Barcelone), Armand (PSG), Boumsong (Lyon), Z. Camara (PSG), Chimbonda (Tottenham), Clerc (Lyon), Clichy (Arsenal), Delpierre (Stuttgart), Escudé (FC Séville), Evra (Manchester United), Gallas (Arsenal), Givet (Olympic Marseille), Mexès (AS Roma), Monsoreau (AS Monaco), A. Rami (Lille), Réveillère (Lyon), Sagna (Arsenal), Sagnol (Bayern Munich), Squillaci (Lyon), Thuram (FC Barcelone).

Midfielders: Bodmer (Lyon), Diaby (Arsenal), A. Diarra (Bordeaux), L. Diarra (Portsmouth), E. Didot (Rennes), Faubert (West Ham), Flamini (Arsenal), Y. Gourcuff (AC Milan), Makelele (Chelsea), Malouda (Chelsea), Mavuba (Lille), Nasri (Olympic Marseille), Ribéry (Bayern Munich), Rothen (PSG), Toulalan (Lyon), Valbuena (Olympic Marseille), Vieira (Inter Milan).

Forwards: Anelka (Chelsea), Ben Arfa (Lyon), Benzema (Lyon), Briand (Rennes), D. Cissé (Olympic Marseille), B. Gomis (St-Etienne), Govou (Lyon), Henry (FC Barcelona), L. Rémy (Lens), Saha (Manchester United), Sinama-Pongolle (Récréativo Huelva), Trezeguet (Juventus).