Source: Daily_Mail
Arsenal defender William Gallas faces World Cup heartbreak
One place left: And William Gallas is hopeful he'll stay in the France squad[LNB]Arsenal's William Gallas looks likely to miss the World Cup after France boss Raymond Domenech cut his squad from 30 to 24, with one more defender to be ditched by June 1.[LNB]Gallas missed the end of the Premier League season with a calf injury but was named in Domenech's provisional squad last week.[LNB]However, having ditched goalkeeper Mickael Landreau, defenders Adil Rami and Rod Fanni,midfielders Hatem Ben Arfa and Yann M'Vila, and striker Jimmy Briand, the France manager will have to shed one more player - with Gallas favourite to go as his recovery is taking longer than expected at the national team's training camp.[LNB]France provisional squadGoalkeepers[LNB]Hugo Lloris (Olympique Lyon, pictured right), Steve Mandanda (Olympique Marseille), Cedric Carrasso (Girondins Bordeaux)[LNB]Defenders[LNB]Bacary Sagna (Arsenal), Patrice Evra (Manchester United), William Gallas (Arsenal), Eric Abidal (Barcelona, pictured left), Sebastien Squillaci (Sevilla), Marc Planus (Girondins Bordeaux), Gael Clichy (Arsenal), Anthony Reveillere (Olympique Lyon)[LNB]Midfielders[LNB]Lassana Diarra (Real Madrid), Alou Diarra (Girondins Bordeaux, pictured right), Jeremy Toulalan (Olympique Lyon), Florent Malouda (Chelsea), Yoann Gourcuff (Girondins Bordeaux), Abou Diaby (Arsenal)[LNB]Forwards[LNB]Thierry Henry (Barcelona), Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea), Andre-Pierre Gignac (Toulouse), Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich, pictured left), Sidney Govou (Olympique Lyon), Djibril Cisse (Panathinaikos), Mathieu Valbuena (Olympique Marseille)[LNB] France boss Domanech will only take 'fully operational' Gallas to World CupWORLD CUP 2010: Crocked Arsenal defender William Gallas retains spot in France squad William Gallas snubs two-year deal at Arsenal after refusing to take pay cutGallas won't hold Arsenal to ransom! Gunners blasts defender's demandsARSENAL FC
