Domenech names squad to face England

France coach Raymond Domenech has named 10 players from the Barclays Premier League in his squad to face England in a friendly in Paris next week.

Arsenal provide four of the squad members – Gael Clichy, William Gallas, Bacary Sagna and Mathieu Flamini – and Chelsea trio Claude Makelele, Nicolas Anelka and Florent Malouda are also included.

Manchester United duo Patrice Evra and Louis Saha are named along with Portsmouth’s Lassana Diarra.

Former Arsenal duo Patrick Vieira and Thierry Henry, now at Inter Milan and Barcelona respectively, are also in the 39-man squad.

France squad to face Mali and England on March 25 and March 26 respectively:

Coupet (Lyon), Frey (Fiorentina), Landreau (Paris St Germain), Mandanda (Marseille); Abidal (Barcelona), Boumsong (Lyon), Clerc (Lyon), Clichy (Arsenal), Delpierre (Stuttgart), Escude (Sevilla), Evra (Manchester United), Gallas (Arsenal), Givet (Marseille), Mexes (Roma), Rami (Lille), Sagna (Arsenal), Squillaci (Lyon), Thuram (Barcelona); Bodmer (Lyon), Diarra (Bordeaux), Diarra (Portsmouth), Flamini (Arsenal), Makelele (Chelsea), Mavuba (Lille), Nasri (Marseille), Rothen (Paris St Germain), Toulalan (Lyon), Vieira (Internazionale); Anelka (Chelsea), Ben Arfa (Lyon), Benzema (Lyon), Briand (Rennes), Cisse (Marseille), Govou (Lyon), Henry (Barcelona), Malouda (Chelsea), Ribery (Bayern Munich), Saha (Manchester United), Valbuena (Marseille).