Lacazette, Fekir return as France ring changes after Euro 2016


Football Soccer - Olympique Lyon v Caen - French Ligue 1 - Grand Stade stadium, Decines, France - 19/8/2016 Olympique Lyon's Alexandre Lacazette after scoring a penalty against Caen REUTERS/Robert Pratta

PARIS (Reuters) - France coach Didier Deschamps has named his first squad since reaching the European Championship final with left back Patrice Evra among several high-profile omissions.

Olympique Lyonnais duo Alexandre Lacazette and Nabil Fekir have been recalled to the 23-man squad for a friendly against Italy in Bari on Sept. 1 and a World Cup qualifier against Belarus in Borisov five days later.

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