The Les Blues Squad to face England  November 2010
Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	App	G
Abidal, Éric Sylvain	11 September 1979	31	D	Barcelona FC, Spain	50	0
Benzema, Karim Mostafa  كريم بنزمّة‎	19 December 1987	22	F	CF Real Madrid, Spain	31	10
Cabaye, Yohan	14 January 1986	24	M	Lille OSC	1	0
Carrasso, Cédric	30 December 1981	28	G	FC des Girondins de Bordeaux	0	0 ᵍᵃ
Clichy, Gaël	26 July 1985	25	D	Arsenal FC, England	9	0
Diarra, Alou	15 July 1981	29	M	FC des Girondins de Bordeaux	29	0
Gameiro, Kévin	9 May 1987	23	F	FC Lorient	1	0
Gourcuff, Yoann Miguel	11 July 1986	24	M	Olympique Lyonnais	24	3
Hoarau, Guillaume	5 March 1984 born in Reunion	26	F	Paris Saint-Germain FC	3	0
Kaboul, Younès	4 January 1986	24	D	Tottenham Hotspur FC, England	0	0
	Younes Kaboul was drafted into the squad on 15 November as cover for the injured Philippe Mexes.
Lloris, Hugo	26 December 1986	23	G	Olympique Lyonnais	18	12 GA
M'Vila, Yann	26 June 1990	20	M	Stade Rennais FC	4	0
Malouda, Florent Johan	13 June 1980 born in French Guinea	30	F	Chelsea FC, England	61	5
Mandanda, Stéve	28 March 1985 born in Cameroon	25	G	Olympique de Marseille	13	14 GA
Mexes, Philippe	30 March 1982	28	D	AS Roma, Italy	18	0
Nasri, Samir	26 June 1987	23	M	Arsenal FC, England	18	2
Payet, Florent Dimitri	29 March 1987 born in Reunion	23	F	AS de Saint-Étienne Loire	2	0
Rami, Adil   عادل رامي	27 December 1985 born in Corsica	24	D	Lille OSC	5	0
Rémy, Loїc	2 January 1987	23	F	Olympique de Marseille	5	1
Réveillère, Anthony	10 November 1979	31	D	Olympique Lyonnais	8	0
Sagna, Bacary	14 February 1983	27	D	Arsenal FC, England	25	0
Sakho, Mamadou	13 February 1990	20	D	Paris Saint-Germain FC	0	0
Valbuena, Mathieu	28 September 1984	26	F	Olympique de Marseille	6	1

Squad details correct up to and including France's match against Luxembourg on 12 October 2010.
Tallies taken from FFF

Notes

Saturday, 6 November 2010 - A report from L'Equipe indicates that Laurent Blanc is ready to use France's forthcoming friendly against England to experiment with his squad somewhat, with the Auxerre duo of Cedric Hengbart and Benoit Pedretti, as well as Nancy's Julien Feret, included in 'Le President's' pre-selected panel.

The friendly encounter on November 17 provides Blanc with the opportunity to mix his squad up against high quality opponents in the knowledge that defeat will not be especially hurtful, and it seems that les Bleus' boss is prepared to take full advantage.

There is set to be heartbreak for right-back Hengbart, however, as his excellent form with AJA will not be rewarded with a cap due to an injury that will keep him out for the entirety of November.

Pedretti, who has 22 appearances to his name from 2002-2005, is also carrying a knock and will miss the Burgundy club's trip to Sochaux on Saturday, but he is poised to be named in the panel that travels to Wembley.

Playmaker Julien Feret has been one of the outstanding talents in Le Championnat this term, despite turning out for a relatively mediocre ASNL side. Formerly of Reims, the attacker was tipped to join the squad to face Romania and Luxembourg in the autumn but was ultimately overlooked. 

While there is set to be some experimentation in attack, Blanc has previously indicated his desire to keep his rearguard as steady as possible to allow them to build an understanding.

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 - Laurent Blanc has recalled Barcelona defender Eric Abidal for next Wednesday's friendly against England.  Abidal, 31, was one of five players summoned by the French Football Federation to explain widespread unrest after their woeful World Cup campaign.  He escaped without sanction, but other players questioned - such as Manchester United's Patricera and Chelsea's Nicolas Anelka - remain overlooked.

Four English Premier League players are in Blanc's 22-man squad.  They are Arsenal's right-back Bacary Sagna, left-back Gael Clichy, midfielder Samir Nasri, along with Chelsea forward Florent Malouda.

Abidal's reprieve comes after a string of solid performances for the Spanish league champions.  Bordeaux captain Alou Diarra is also named in the squad, despite currently serving a six-game domestic suspension for pushing a referee in a league match at Auxerre last month.  Bayern Munich playmaker Franck Ribery is another high-profile absentee from the French squad, though he is recovering from torn ankle ligaments and is not yet fully fit to play.

Monday, 15 November 2010 - Tottenham defender Younes Kaboul has been drafted into the France squad.  The 24-year-old has been called up by Laurent Blanc as cover for Roma centre-back Philippe Mexes, who picked up a calf injury at the weekend.  Kaboul made 18 appearances for France Under-21s but has yet to earn his first cap at senior level.

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