41. English Premier Soccer League - Chelsea Vs. West Bromwich Albion D Ronnie Wallwork, D (15) Mario Stanic, M Larus Sigurdsson, D Enrique De Lucas,M (73) Igor Balis, D Graeme Le Saux, D Ifeanyi Udeze, D marcel desailly, D (82 http://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores103/103075/20030316PREMRWESTBROM--0nr.htm

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42. English Premier Soccer League - Chelsea Vs. Arsenal 2 ARSENAL 3 FINAL GOAL SCORING CHELSEA Mario Stanic in the 85th minute EmmanuelPetit in the 86th minute ARSENAL - (OWN GOAL) by marcel desailly in the 9th http://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores103/103001/20030101PREMRARSENAL---0nr.htm

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43. FIFA World Cup 2002 French national soccer team players with captain marcel desailly, left, BixenteLizarazu and Patrick Viera, warm up during a practice session in Seoul. http://bixentelizarazu.w.interia.pl/FIFA2002.htm

The French national soccer team players pose prior to the start of their first game against Senegal in the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan French soccer star Zinedine Zidane, and Bixente Lizarazu leave the Sheraton H otel restaurant in Seoul, after taking lunch, Tuesday, June 4, 2002 French soccer Bixente Lizarazu lead teammates on a walk during high altitude training for the Wor ld Cup in French Alps, 8th May 2002 French national soccer team players with captain Marcel Desailly, left, Bixente Lizarazu and Patrick Viera, warm up during a practice session in Seoul Bixente Lizarazu ( right) , Vincent Candela (cen ter and Emmanuel Petit (left) training. French national soccer team players, Bixente Lizarazu, Frank Leboeuf and captain Marcel Desailly run during a practice session in Seo ul. France's Bixente Lizarazu (L) shares a light moment with team mate Marcel Desailly during training in Seoul May 29, 2002. France soccer World Cup player Bixente Lizarazu, shown in a file photo, says his side must be wary of the physical style of Uruguay. French soccer World Cup players Bixente Lizarazu and Willy Sagnol train in Bourg-Saint-Maurice grove during a four-day high-altitude training peri od.

44. Turkish Soccer - 2002 World Cup Poulsen (76' Kasper Bøgelund), Jon Dahl Tomasson, Dennis Rommedahl France FabienBarthez, Vincent Candela, Bixente Lizarazu, marcel desailly, Lilian Thuram http://www.angelfire.com/nj/sivritepe/wc2002/groupa.html

Home Turkish Leagues Turkish Cups National Teams ... World Cups GAMES Quarter Finals Round of 16 Group A Group B ... Group H INFO Nations Fixture Officials Venues ... Interesting Facts QUALIFIERS AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL ... UEFA MORE Archives WRITE TO US Erdinç Sivritepe var site="sm2erdinc" 2002 World Cup Group A G W D L F A P Denmark Qualified to the Round of 16 Senegal Qualified to the Round of 16 Uruguay 3 2 1 4 5 France 3 1 2 3 The pictures are resized from fifaworldcup.yahoo.com. Third games World and European champion goes home Denmark 2-0 France Jun 11 15:30 Incheon - Carlos Matos (POR) Denmark : Thomas Sorensen, René Henriksen, Martin Laursen, Thomas Helveg, Niclas Jensen, Stig Tøfting (79' Brian Nielsen), Thomas Gravesen, Martin Jørgensen (46' Jesper Grønkjær), Christian Poulsen (76' Kasper Bøgelund), Jon Dahl Tomasson, Dennis Rommedahl France : Fabien Barthez, Vincent Candela, Bixente Lizarazu, Marcel Desailly, Lilian Thuram, Patrick Vieira (71' Johan Micoud), Claude Makelele, Zinedine Zidane, Sylvain Wiltord (83' Youri Djorkaeff), David Trezeguet, Christophe Dugarry (54' Djibril Cisse) Christophe Dugarry Dennis Rommedahl Christian Poulsen Jon Dahl Tomasson Niclas Jensen The first half was enough Senegal 3-3 Uruguay Jun 11 15:30 Suwon - Jaap Pool (NED) Senegal : Tony Sylva, Omar Daf, Pape Malick Diop, Alassane Ndour (76' Amdy Moustapha Faye), Aliou Cisse, Lamine Diatta, Ferdinand Coly (63' Habib Beye), Khalilou Fadiga, Pape Bouba Diop, Henri Camara (67' Moussa Ndiaye), El Hadj Diouf

45. Turkish Soccer - 2002 World Cup 09.12.1969 169 72 74 2 GER FC Bayern München 5 CHRISTANVAL CHRISTANVAL Philippe31.08.1978 185 73 4 0 ESP FC Barcelona 8 desailly desailly marcel 07.09.1968 http://www.angelfire.com/nj/sivritepe/wc2002/tFRA.html

Home Turkish Leagues Turkish Cups National Teams ... World Cups GAMES Quarter Finals Round of 16 Group A Group B ... Group H INFO Nations Fixture Officials Venues ... Interesting Facts QUALIFIERS AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL ... UEFA MORE Archives WRITE TO US Erdinç Sivritepe var site="sm2erdinc" 2002 World Cup FRA - FRANCE No Uniform Popular Name Birth Date Ht. Wt. Caps Goals Club Goalkeepers: 1 RAME RAME Ulrich 19.09.1972 187 85 11 FRA FC Girondins de Bordeaux 16 BARTHEZ BARTHEZ Fabien 28.06.1971 183 76 47 ENG Manchester United FC 23 COUPET COUPET Grégory 31.12.1972 181 80 1 FRA Olympique Lyonnais Defencemen: 2 CANDELA CANDELA Vincent 24.10.1973 180 76 36 2 ITA Roma AS 3 LIZARAZU LIZARAZU Bixente 09.12.1969 169 72 74 2 GER FC Bayern München 5 CHRISTANVAL CHRISTANVAL Philippe 31.08.1978 185 73 4 ESP FC Barcelona 8 DESAILLY DESAILLY Marcel 07.09.1968 185 85 93 3 ENG Chelsea FC London 13 SILVESTRE SILVESTRE Mikaël 09.08.1977 184 82 10 1 ENG Manchester United FC 15 THURAM THURAM Lilian 01.01.1972 185 78 73 2 ITA Juventus FC Torino 18 LEBOEUF LEBOEUF Frank 22.01.1968 183 72 47 4 FRA Olympique de Marseille 19

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48. Chelsea F.C. FRENCH DEFENCE Poster - Frank Leboeuf, Marcel Desailly - Starline I Chelsea FC's two great French defenders, Frank Leboeuf and marcel desailly, bothkey entire Chelsea FC Collection; View all the posters in The soccer Collection. http://www.puresportsart.com/warehouse/frenchdefence99.htm

Chelsea "French Defence" - Starline Worldwide (UK) Excellent poster featuring Chelsea F.C.'s two great French defenders, Frank Leboeuf and Marcel Desailly, both key members of France's World Cup 1998 Championship squad. A must for the wall of any true Blue fan! Poster Specifications: Published by Starline Worldwide Inc. (UK), 1999 Condition: Brand New. $8.95 USD/$12.75 CDN Check out the entire Chelsea F.C. Collection View all the posters in The Soccer Collection Item Number: S4199 Description: Chelsea "French Defence" (Leboeuf, Desailly) - Starline 1999 Quantity: All posters are shipped in a strong mail-safe tube, and are protected by a no-hassle satisfaction guarantee. All images contained on this site are property of their respective rights holders, and may not be copied or reproduced without expressed written consent.

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Themes Football (soccer Brazil - France 0:3 (0:2) Match: Date: 12.Jul.1998 Stadium/Venue: PARIS ST. DENIS Time: Spectators Goals Scored: ZIDANE Zinedine (FRA) 27' , ZIDANE Zinedine (FRA) 46'+ , PETIT Emmanuel (FRA) 92' . Brazil France TAFFAREL (GK ) BARTHEZ Fabien (GK ) CAFU LIZARAZU Bixente ALDAIR DJORKAEFF Youri (-75') JUNIOR BAIANO DESCHAMPS Didier (Capt ) CESAR SAMPAIO (-74') DESAILLY Marcel ROBERTO CARLOS GUIVARC'H Stephane (-66') DUNGA (Capt ) ZIDANE Zinedine RONALDO THURAM Lilian RIVALDO PETIT Emmanuel LEONARDO (-46') LEBOEUF Frank BEBETO KAREMBEU Christian (-57') Substitutes: Substitutes: GIOVANNI LAMA Bernard (GK ) EMERSON CANDELA Vincent CARLOS GERMANO (GK ) VIEIRA Patrick (+75') ZE CARLOS PIRES Robert HENRY Thierry ANDRE CRUZ DIOMEDE Bernard ZE ROBERTO BOGHOSSIAN Alain (+57') DORIVA TREZEGUET David DENILSON (+46') DUGARRY Christophe (+66') EDMUNDO (+74') CHARBONNIER Lionel (GK ) DIDA (GK ) Coach: ZAGALLO Mario (BRA) Coach: JACQUET Aime (FRA) Cautions: JUNIOR BAIANO (BRA) 34' , DESCHAMPS Didier (FRA) 38' , DESAILLY Marcel (FRA) 47' , KAREMBEU Christian (FRA) 55' , DESAILLY Marcel (FRA) 68' .

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"I discovered my passion for wine some years ago. A friend of mine showed me the different regions, Châteaus and tastes. As a professional soccer player, I can't drink alcohol regularly, but sometimes I enjoy opening a good bottle. Everybody knows the Great Wines: Cheval Blanc, Haut Brion, Petrus indisputably my favourite Bordeaux is the Haut Brion. This wine does not vary during the meal. It remains steady. What I still have to learn is if some wines should be decanted or not, according to their vintage year But there are also other good wines. Château Simone, for example, is produced in "Provence". For a long time, this French region mainly produced rosé, but today, southeastern France has its own great red wines Sancerre also deserves more consideration. Not too dry, but not too fruity, this wine fits with any meal. But today, there's at least a dozen Sancerre on the market, and you can easily get lost between the different vintages. You definitely have to discover this fantastic wine...

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54. Marcel Desailly Rangers are being linked with a move for 28 year old Frenchman marcel desailly. captainRichard Gough, who departs for the USA's Major League soccer in June. http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Field/2968/desailly.html

Rangers Targets Marcel Desailly Marcel Desailly Rangers are being linked with a move for 28 year old Frenchman Marcel Desailly. The AC Milan defender has been lined up as a £5 million replacement for Ibrox captain Richard Gough, who departs for the USA's Major League Soccer in June. Negotiations are believed to be at an advanced stage with the Italian club. (Source The Mail on Sunday 16 March 1997) Outcome: Still playing for AC Milan. Latest News Club Info Team Info Alleged Signings ... Main If you have any queries or comments please E-Mail Falkirk Follower (itsgonnabe9@geocities.com)

55. Wachaaa!!! The soccer Saturday pundit wasn't overlyimpressed by the Hammers' England midfielders,but one English youngster marcel desailly Chelsea (v Sunderland) 1,559. http://www.geocities.com/use4yus/Berita.htm

Thursday, 21 March 2002 BECKS RESTED AND BETTER THAN EVER: BEST George Best George Best believes Sir Alex Ferguson's decision to leave David Beckham on the bench during the winter is paying dividends as the England captain inspired Manchester United to a 5-3 victory over West Ham. The midfielder scored two and created another as the champions returned to the top of the Premiership and Red Devils legend Best told Gillette Soccer Saturday that the midfielder is looking fresher than ever. He said: "David Beckham was terrific and will certainly have impressed the watching Sven Goran Eriksson. His first goal was amazing, seeing David James off his line an launching an audacious chip into the back of the net. "He just loves playing and he didn't like sitting on the bench, but now, he is doing the business. Maybe Sir Alex Ferguson was right to give him an extended break during the winter. Beckham: Back to his best "In the first-half, everything that Manchester United did came through Beckham. He works his socks off and is a wonderful example of how to play the game for youngsters."

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Soccer sponsored by These stories in printer-friendly format Results Irish Sport ... International sport Chelsea Lazio 0. Chelsea's Marcel Desailly gets to the ball ahead of SS Lazio's Simone Inzaghi during their UEFA Champions League Group Stage 2 match at Stamford Bridge, on Wednesday 22nd March 2000. Picture : Michael Stephens. Cruciate knee ligament injury means Van will never be the man for United RUUD VAN NISTELROOY’S hopes of ever joining Manchester United lie in tatters after he ruptured his cruciate knee ligament. Van Nistelrooyitis is nothing new in this funny old game AS the saying goes, it’s a funny old game. Ask Ruud van Nistelrooy. Last week he was a record British signing for £18.5m. This week he’s a crock. Wenger angered by Henry blow amid Japan job rumours ARSENE WENGER was left boiling with silent fury yesterday after a hamstring injury left an alarming doubt over goal ace Thierry Henry’s future amidst questions about his own. At 31, Desailly ponders his future with Vialli’s ailing Pensioners

57. The Examiner - Soccer - 24, December, 1999 desailly pledges commitment to Chelsea. marcel desailly has dismissed rumourshe is preparing to quitStamford Bridge for Serie A giants Lazio. http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/1999/12/24/ppage_4.htm

Desailly pledges commitment to Chelsea MARCEL DESAILLY has dismissed rumours he is preparing to quitStamford Bridge for Serie A giants Lazio. The French international impressed the Italian club during Chelsea’s recent Champions League clash and is believed to head their players wish list. But with the countdown to the crucial Christmas calendar gathering pace, Desailly stated his commitment to the Chelsea cause and outlined his desire to see out the remaining two and a half years of his existing contract. ‘‘There is nothing in the stories that I want to leave Chelsea,’’ he insisted. ‘‘Although I’m happy others may want me, I just want to stay and play for Chelsea. The stories are not true.’’ Rumours that he is unsettled in London have dogged Desailly since his move to Stamford Bridge. However, he is determined to shake off a niggling shoulder injury and reward the fans with a positive performance against strugglers Southampton on Sunday. ‘‘We have not received any approach for Marcel. I’ve spent a lot of time with the Lazio chairman during the Champions League campaign and I know for a fact there has not been an approach,’’ said Chelsea secretary Colin Hutchinson. ‘‘I’m talking to Marcel frequently and he loves London and playing for Chelsea.

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59. IHT: Dividing The Spoils In Soccer's 2-Tier Arena marcel desailly, a proud, dignified, warrior of international soccer, is thepivotal player of this week's first round of matches in the expanded UEFA http://www.iht.com/IHT/RH/99/rh091599.html

ALT Victoria Shannon THE CAR COLUMN John Simister THINKING AHEAD Reginald Dale OPINION Philip Bowring William Pfaff CYCLING Samuel Abt FOOTBALL Rob Hughes In Today's Newspaper Front Page International Opinion Finance ... Subscriptions Dividing the Spoils in Soccer's 2-Tier Arena European Soccer By Rob Hughes International Herald Tribune LONDON - Marcel Desailly, a proud, dignified, warrior of international soccer, is the pivotal player of this week's first round of matches in the expanded UEFA Champions League. The 32-club tournament has lost touch with its roots as a knock-out challenge between national champions. Now you can be fourth in the right national league and still be eligible to share the $533 million television and sponsorship revenues of the new Champions League. Winning has never been so profitable. When Desailly lines up for Chelsea in west London against Milan on Wednesday he will represent just about every barrier - physical, mental, cultural - the modern game crosses. Desailly is of African descent. He was the rock on which France won the World Cup, even if he was sent off in the final. A substantial portion of his wealth came from his time at Milan, though he was also a European champion with Olympique Marseille. So come Wednesday in Chelsea, he embarks on a 17-game mission to achieve a remarkable treble - to win the competition with three different clubs in different countries. Of the first round of games, this is the most alluring. Desailly brings to mind John Charles, a colossal figure who played for Wales, Leeds and Juventus - where he became revered as the ''gentle giant'' - in the 1950s and 1960s. Charles was imposing, intimidating by sheer physical might, yet he respected the game and the rules more than countless lesser opponents.

60. IHT: Hard-Edged Brazil Should Beat Bleus In retreat, they are magnifique, none more so than marcel desailly and Lilian Thuram toembrace them now that they are carrying France further in soccer than it http://www.iht.com/IHT/RH/98/rh071198.html

ALT Victoria Shannon CAPITAL MARKETS Carl Gewirtz THINKING AHEAD Reginald Dale OPINION Philip Bowring CYCLING Samuel Abt FOOTBALL Rob Hughes In Today's Newspaper Front Page Opinion Finance Sports ... Subscriptions Hard-Edged Brazil Should Beat Bleus But Will Final Offer a Glimpse of Grandeur? By Rob Hughes International Herald Tribune PARIS - Never mind the Three Tenors. We get Pavarotti, Carreras and Domingo as regular as clockwork at every World Cup. The old boys harmonize splendidly, but they are as much part of the warm-up act as is the third-place playoff match. On Sunday, one tune, one game matters. First, La Marseillaise, then le rendez-vous between France and Brazil at the Stade de France. Jacques Chirac and his countrymen should raise the roof with their triumphalist anthem. In front of 1.7 billion people, the largest television audience ever, it will be the proudest moment in French peacetime but I don't believe the pride will last the hour. This isn't the best Brazil team, nor is its style the purest samba. But it has a power and a pace, a blend of individualism laced with pragmatism, that should turn the French dream a paler shade of bleu. The Brazilians of Mario Zagallo will respect the hard-working French side, be wary of the effect an 80,000 crowd has on refereeing, and put duty before show. They might even have to come from behind, because the Brazil defense is a weakness. Roberto Carlos may be fun when he charging forward on the flank, but opponents have claimed two goals off his poor defending. France, molded so cautiously by Aime Jacquet, surely does not have the goal power to outscore the world champions.

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