Zidane chosen as most popular Frenchman
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Champion footballer Zinedine Zidane was chosen as the most popular Frenchman in a newspaper survey, despite his decision last year to leave the national side.
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The Associated Press A new opinion poll suggests center-right candidate Nicolas Sarkozy would beat Socialist contender Segolene Royal in a likely second-round vote in France's presidential election in three ...Comment
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ZURICH -- Stylish Brazilian striker Ronaldinho won FIFA&#39;s world player of the year award yesterday, ahead of France&#39;s Thierry Henry and Ukrainian Andrei Shevchenko.
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The outgoing French finance minister has been confirmed as the new head of President Jacques Chirac&#39;s governing party. Nicolas Sarkozy, one of France&#39;s most popular politicians
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Arsenal skipper Patrick Vieira succeeds Marcel Desailly as captain of France.
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Italy defender Marco Materazzi insisted that French soccer star Zinedine Zidane deserved to be named best player at the World Cup despite his actions in Sunday&#039;s final
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France captain Zinedine Zidane, sent off for headbutting Marco Materazzi late in Sunday&#039;s World Cup final loss to Italy, won the Golden Ball award for the tournament&#039;s best player.
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Serbian Tennis Federation chief and former grand slam semi-finalist Slobodan Zivojinovic heaped praise on his compatriots for what he called a stunning success at the French Open.
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Barcelona&#39;s Brazilian player Ronaldinho, is seen in this Sept. 29, 2004 file photo taken in Barcelona, Spain. Ronaldinho won FIFA&#39;s World Player of the Year award on Monday Dec. 20, 2004, ahead of France&#39;s Thierry Henry and Ukrainian Andrei Shevchenko.
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Thierry Henry is the darling of English soccer and one of the most prolific scorers to grace the Premier League. For France, he is out of form, lacking in confidence and drastically short of goals.
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BRAZIL striker Ronaldinho won FIFA&#39;s World Player of the Year award yesterday, ahead of France&#39;s Thierry Henry and Ukrainian Andrei Shevchenko.
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Zinedine Zidane&#039;s farewell tour with France continues. Spain&#039;s World Cup agony never ends.
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Zinedine Zidane &egrave; stato a colloquio con il Capo di Stato algerino, Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Alla...
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A late Ronaldinho penalty earned Primera DivisiÃ³n leaders FC Barcelona a point at home to champions Valencia CF, enabling Real Madrid CF to close the gap at the top thanks to Zinedine Zidane&#39;s last-gasp winner at Real Racing Club Santander.
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Don't choke on your freedom fries when you hear this, but France's most-popular and most-talked-about politician - and a favorite to become the next French president - is a big fan of the United States.
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Didier Deschamps has admitted he is flattered to be named as favourite to take over at Newcastle as the Premier League club's search for a new manager gathers pace.
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Let&#39;s start with dispensing Player of the Week awards to the Olympic gold medal winners in singles, Justine Henin-Hardenne and Chile&#39;s Nicolas Massu.