Look at their past they've had some of the top French players and still have some.  Zinedine Zidane, Thierry Henry, Lillian Thuram, Patrick Vieria, and David Trezeguet.  All elite players.  Why do they go to Juventus?
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JUVENTUS HAS A GOOD TRADITION WITH GOOD FRENCH PLAYERS( PLATINI, ZIDANE, THURAM, TREZEGUET...)TOO BAD THEY DID NOT KEEP HENRY FOR A FEW MORE SEASONS
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I will go for Germany. France may need to buck up. As zidane the play maker had retired. Italy is a team which is not consistent. They had lost to France in the euro qualifying which doubt their world cup champion.
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My personal thought on the matter is that African players haven't gotten the recognition they deserve simply because they haven't been able to develop their skills in Africa.  Many are required to leave so that they can access the facilities required to develop into great footballers, simply because many African governments have been too poor to fund nice pitches and hire coaches/managers that are required to run organized leagues and enhance competition thereby increasing the talent level, therefore only the elite of the elite make it in African football, whereas others with the sort of talent level to play on an international level, are simply never given the chance.  As Africa continues to grow economically the demand to see more African footballers will grow with it, more talented African players will make it into the elite leagues of Europe(and hopefully North America).... and remember friend what week doesn't pass by that you don't see footage of Didier Drogba(Cote D'Ivoire) or Samuel E'too(Cameroon).
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jaja yeah, but not all. There are few in each team, for example....\nGermany- Michael Ballack\nMexico- Rafael Marquez\nPortugal- Figo, Christiano Ronaldo\nEngland- Michael Owen, Beckham (of course) \nItaly- Alessandro del Piero\nSpain- Raul\nBrasil- Kaka\nArgentina- Leonardo Franco\n\nSeach any of those an you will see ;)
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I'm totally with you on this one. I think that he's one of the greatest midfield maestros that the modern game has ever seen. Unfortunately for him and Viera/Vieira (they share the same b-day) I don't think that France is playing their best football. They're an aging team, and haven't looked like the France of '98-'00. I think that it's a damn shame that a player of Zidane's calibre may have to celebrate his b-day and possibly his final international appearance for France, on the bench. Happy B-day to both of them, and for their sake, I hope that France wins, if for no other reason, than to let him go out in style, on the pitch where he belongs :)
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SINCE THEIR DEFEAT AGAINST SENEGAL IN 2002, FRANCE HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO REALLY STEP UP TO THEIR PREVIOUS WC STATUS. "PARDON MAIS LES FRANCAIS SONT HYPER NULS EN CE MOMENT"  THEIR TEAM IS AGING, COME ON MAN LOOK AT ZIDANE??????\n\nEXCEPT FOR VIERA (du senegal), TIERRY HENRY(il joue trop bien) AND BARTHEZ (allez l"om!), THEY SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I have the greatest respect for Zidane. I have closely monitored his game and in my opinion he is not only a good football player, but also a gentleman. I applaude his idea to retire when the ovation is loudest. Not every football player does that. If not for him France probably would not have qualified for the world cup. He is also the type of player that gives his best whether during club or national engagement. He takes his profession seriously and the world sure has a lot to learn from such an icon.
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i know.. it made me very sad when he got that yellow card against korea... he didnt diserve it all... Zidane has always been one of my favorite players, and is a true futbol icon... i do believe that he will get to play one more game in this cup in the round of 16... france will probably be able to beat togo tommorow, but theyll need switzerland to lose... yet i doubt france will get pass the round of 16 though...
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I just can't believe it dude! So there are american people who know my town's team? I've seen him play several times: he's fast, has a good technical level, and he knows well how to call for the ball at the right time. The only negative point, is that he doesn't seem to integrate himself well in the team strategy. In France, we would say that he seems to be a bit too "perso". But I do think he could be Nantes's greatest offensive player next season. Unfortunately, the only one that doesn't understand that he deserves to be part of the first eleven seems to be Serge Le Dizet (Nantes's coach)...
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I wouldn't say it's just Juve.  FIFA doesn't come across as the sort of "clean skinned" organisation it says it is.  I'm sure Sepp Blatter and co. have a few skeletons in their closets.
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Starts with Z? Do u mean Zlatan Imbrahimovic? Yes he used to play for Ajax but currently he's playing for Juventus.\n\nBut they still have a lot of talented young players: Ryan babel, Wesley Sneider, John Heitinga, Nicolae Mitea
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I think its a fluke season.....if he ends up with ac milan they have shev gilardino and inzaghi, juvetnus has del piero mutu and trezeguet, roma has montella and totti (possibly use suazo for totti insurance), and i think inter could use him most martins aint cuttin it and andriano has just let their fans down so much...i think inter deserves a player like suazo
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Anyone would have loved to have had Zidane play for thier team.\n\nHe´s probably the best technical player ever, a shame the cheating Italians wound him up so they could steal, undeservedly the world cup.
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Hmmm. Come on. Is there any French Fans talking bad about Italy fans now? Who are the sore losers? The one who lost are not mainly the sore losers. The one who win and criticise make them more childish. Are u one? Pls grow up and be more mature. Thanks.
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actually zidane is getting retired after this world cup. so he wants to make memorable and thus wants to win every match for his team in world cup. so naturally he was upset with the result.
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now the season has changed all the team is not dependent on one player.\nbut there is superstars in each teambecause of that you cant say the team won because of him.\nremember ronaldhino in brazil last time he was not a superstar but because of him brazil won the cup.\nnow ofcourse zidane is a best player and a superstar but because of this you can not expect that he would lead his team to champions of 2006.
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My favourite team is Liverpool, and I would like to put Thierry Henry in the team. TO me, he's the best player in the world. Moreover, Liverpool is badly in need of a match winner, some1 who can turn the game in one moment. SO, i would like to have Henry in my team.