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France calls up Bacary Sagna

January 31, 2013
By ESPN.com news services
PARIS -- France coach Didier Deschamps recalled Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna on Thursday and handed a first call up to winger Romain Alessandrini for next Wednesday's friendly match against Germany.

Sagna missed out on last year's European Championship while recovering from a broken leg and is set to make his first international appearance since September 2011. Alessandrini has been in outstanding form this season for Rennes.

"Bacary had a big injury, but since he came back ...

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