Former France defender Lilian Thuram has called on the French Football Federation to ban current captain Patrice Evra from future international action.

The Manchester United full-back led the team in their dismal World Cup campaign in South Africa this summer and was central to the squad's refusal to train the day after Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka's exclusion for a war of words with coach Raymond Domenech.

Thuram said: "I demanded that the players be harshly punished and that Evra never returns to the France squad. When you are captain of the France team, you must have a responsibility to the jersey and the people."