No France role for Pires

Arsenal star Robert Pires has again been left out of France's squad.

Arsenal star Robert Pires has again been left out of France's squad for their forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against Faroe Islands and Republic of Ireland.

France coach Raymond Domenech and Pires have been at loggerheads since an argument last October - with the player having not been called up by his country since.

Pires was fined last year for wearing a Puma top to a France press conference, with adidas left not best pleased as they sponsor the national team.

Zinedine Zidane, Claude Makelele and Lilian Thuram, who have all answered a call from their country to come out of retirement, are included for their first competitive matches since Euro 2004.

Other Premiership players included in Domenech's squad are Newcastle's Jean-Alain Boumsong, Chelsea's William Gallas, Arsenal's Thierry Henry and Liverpool's Djibril Cisse. 

Squad: Gregory Coupet (Lyon), Mickael Landreau (Nantes); Jean-Alain Boumsong (Newcastle), William Gallas (Chelsea), Gael Givet (Monaco), Willy Sagnol (Bayern Munich), Sebastien Squillaci (Monaco), Lilian Thuram (Juventus), Jonathan Zebina (Juventus); Vikash Dhorasoo (Paris Saint Germain), Alou Diarra (Lens), Claude Makelele (Chelsea), Jerome Rothen (Paris Saint Germain), Patrick Vieira (Juventus), Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid); Djibril Cisse (Liverpool), Ludovic Giuly (Barcelona), Thierry Henry (Arsenal), Florent Malouda (Lyon), Sylvain Wiltord (Lyon).