A French football midfielder, Zinedine Zidane starred for AS Cannes, Girondins Bordeaux, Juventus F.C. and Real Madrid as well as the French national team. He was the FIFA World Player of the Year three times(1998, 2000, 2003) and was a pivotal member of France's 1998 World Cup victory, scoring two goals in the final against Brazil.
Cristiano Ronaldo, the Manchester United forward, has won the Ballon d’Or, the prestigious trophy awarded by France Football magazine to the outstanding player in world football.
Publ.Date : Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:03:59 GMTIN the next 24 hours, Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo will be named winner of the Ballon d’Or (Golden Ball) awarded to the outstanding player of the year by France Football magazine - only a day after picking up his THIRD red card in just over a year.
Publ.Date : Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:24:54 GMTA FEW weeks ago, The New York Times carried an article by Bruce Weber on Madeleine Cinquin, better known in the Catholic world as Sister Emmanuelle. She passed away in October, less than a month before reaching her 100th birthday.
Publ.Date : Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:05:50 GMTRita Chikwelu, the Nigerian midfielder, has been the driving force behind her team's run to the quarter-finals here in Chile.
Publ.Date : Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:45:26 GMTMichel Platini, the former France player and now president of European soccer?s governing body, is leading an attempt to bypass European labor law to stop teams spending what they want on the players they want.
Publ.Date : Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:21:01 GMT
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In 2004, Zidane was named to the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living footballers selected by Pelé as a part of FIFA's centenary celebrations. In 2004, he was also voted the best European player for the past 50 years in the UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll.
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