- Zinedine Zidane
Zinedine Yazid Zidane, popularly nicknamed Zizou, is a French former football midfielder who played for four European clubs, including Juventus FC and Real Madrid. As a member and later captain of the French national team he participated in two World Cup finals - including winning the tournament in 1998 - and in three European Championships, winning that tournament in 2000. Having gained fame in Europe as a playmaker for Juventus, … - Alan Shearer
Alan Shearer OBE (born 13 August 1970 in Gosforth, Tyne and Wear) is an English former professional footballer who played for the English national team and three English Premiership clubs: Southampton, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United. During his career he enjoyed successes at both club and international level and also in his personal life, becoming one of the most prolific strikers of all time. In total he scored 422 goals for club and country, … - Marcel Desailly
Marcel Desailly (born September 7, 1968 in Accra, Ghana as "Odenke Abbey") is a former French football player and a former star of the French national football team, with whom he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000. He also enjoyed a distinguished career at club level with several European clubs. - Fabien Barthez
Fabien Alain Barthez (born 28 June 1971 in Lavelanet) is a French football player who plays the position of goalkeeper.One of the best goalkeepers to play the sport, he played with the French national team, he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000 and reached the final of the 2006 World Cup. He shares the record for most World Cup final clean sheets with Peter Shilton, with 10. Professionally, … - Didier Deschamps
Didier Deschamps (born 15 October 1968 in Bayonne) is a former French football player who captained France to victories in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000. On 26 May 2007, Didier resigned as coach of Juventus F.C., a position he had held since the start of the 2006/07 season. - Sylvain Wiltord
Sylvain Wiltord (born May 10, 1974 in Neuilly-sur-Marne) is a French football forward whose parents come from Guadeloupe, France. With the French national team, Wiltord has won Euro 2000 and reached the finals of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Wiltord played for Stade Rennais (1992-97), Girondins de Bordeaux (1997-2000), Arsenal F.C. (2000-04), and since 2004 has been a member of Olympique Lyonnais. For France, Wiltord has been capped 90 times, scoring 26 goals. - Lothar Matthäus
Lothar Herbert Matthäus is a legendary Germany former football player and now manager. In 1990 he was named European Footballer of the Year and World Soccer Player of the Year after captaining West Germany to victory in the 1990 World Cup. One year later, he was also named the first ever FIFA World Player of the Year. He has played in five World Cups (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998) more than any other outfield player, … - Youri Djorkaeff
Youri Djorkaeff (born March 9, 1968 in Lyon) is a former French football (soccer) player, who played as a forward or as an attacking midfielder. He had fantastic technique, pace and fancy and effective dribbling. With the French national team, Djorkaeff won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000. - Francesco Toldo
Francesco Toldo (born December 2, 1971 in Padua) is an Italian football goalkeeper, who currently plays for Inter. - Lilian Thuram
Lilian Thuram is a French professional football defender, the most capped player in the history of the France national team. He has played at the top division level for over 15 seasons, including ten in Italy's Serie A. With the France national team, Thuram won the 1998 World Cup and the Euro 2000. Before Thuram pursued a football career, he aspired to be a Roman Catholic priest, until he found that he wanted to make use of his football talents. - Boudewijn Zenden
Boudewijn "Bolo" Zenden (born August 15, 1976 in Maastricht) is a Dutch footballer who plays most often as a midfielder. Zenden is currently playing for Marseille. He has earned 54 caps and scored 7 goals for the Dutch national team, and he represented his country in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2000 and Euro 2004 tournaments. Prior to joining Marseille, Zenden played for PSV Eindhoven (1994-98), Barcelona (1998-2001), Chelsea (2001-03), … - Dick Jol
Dick Jol (born March 29, 1956 in Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland) is a football (soccer) referee from the Netherlands, best known for supervising three matches during the 2000 UEFA European Football Championship held in Belgium and the Netherlands. He officiated his first international A-match in 1993, and played professional football himself for NEC Nijmegen. Jol was assigned for the final of the 2001 UEFA Champions League between Bayern Munich and Valencia CF. <br> - Gaizka Mendieta
Gaizka Mendieta Zabala is a Basque Spanish football player. He is a midfielder who currently plays for Middlesbrough of the English Premiership. Mendieta, born in the Basque Country, started his club career with Castellón in 1991 and moved to Valencia a year later. He became one of the most sought-after players in Europe after leading his club to two consecutive Champions League finals in 2000 and 2001. That led to a €48 million transfer to Lazio in 2001, … - Marc Overmars
Marc Overmars (born March 29, 1973 in Emst) is a former Dutch football player. He was best known as a right-footed left-winger, although he had that rare ability to be able to use both his feet with equal precision and power. Known for his great speed and blitzes into enemy territory, Overmars' nicknames included "the Roadrunner" or simply "meep-meep." In all, Overmars played 86 games for the Dutch national team, scoring 17 goals. - Stefano Fiore
Stefano Fiore (born April 17, 1975 in Cosenza) is an Italian football player who plays in central midfield or on the wing. He is best known for his outstanding passing abilities and creativity, which result in many assists for his teammates. He also has a tendency to score key goals for both club and country. - Steffen Iversen
Steffen Iversen (born November 10, 1976 in Oslo) is a Norwegian football player currently playing for Rosenborg. The first club that Iversen played for was Nationalkameratene. He later moved on to Astor, before starting his professional career at Rosenborg, with whom he won the Tippeligaen twice in 1995 and 1996. In England he has played for Tottenham Hotspur and Wolverhampton Wanderers. - Gilles Veissière
Gilles Veissière is a football (soccer) referee from France, best known for supervising two matches during the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea and Japan. He also led two matches at the 2000 and 2004 UEFA European Football Championship. <br - Günter Benkö
Günter Benkö is a retired football (soccer) referee from Austria, best known for supervising two matches during the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. He also led two matches at the 2000 UEFA European Football Championship held in Belgium and Holland. Benkö was in charge of the final of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1998-99, on May 19, 1999 in Villa Park, Birmingham, between S.S. Lazio and RCD Mallorca. <br - John Carew
John Alieu Carew is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Aston Villa of England's Premier League. One of Norway's most famous football players, Carew is the son of a Gambian father and a Norwegian mother. He won the Norwegian Football Cup with Vålerenga I.F. in 1997, and the Norwegian Premier League with Rosenborg B.K. in 1999. - Joseba Etxeberria
Joseba Andoni Etxeberria Lizardi (born 5 September, 1977, in Elgoibar, Spain) is a Spanish football winger, who currently plays for Athletic Bilbao in Spain's La Liga. Etxeberria began his career with Real Sociedad in 1994, but after playing in only seven games for the first team, he moved to Athletic in a very controversial transfer that cost Athletic Bilbao over 3 million euros. - Luigi di Biagio
Luigi Di Biagio (born June 3, 1971 in Rome) is an Italian football (soccer) defensive midfielder, who currently plays for Ascoli Calcio 1898. Prior to join Ascoli Calcio 1898, Di Biagio has played for Lazio (1988-89), Monza (1989-92), Foggia (1992-95), AS Roma (1995-99), Internazionale (1999-2003), and Brescia Calcio (2003-2006). He has been capped 31 times for Italy, scoring two goals. Other than the 1998 World Cup, he also played for his country in the 2002 edition, … - Dennis Wise
Dennis Frank Wise (born December 16, 1966 in Kensington) is an English football manager and former footballer, currently manager of Leeds United. Wise won 21 caps for England and scored 1 goal, on his debut against Turkey. He played for England in all three group games at Euro 2000. - Rui Jorge
Rui Jorge de Sousa Dias Macedo de Oliveira, <small>OIH</small> (pron.), known by Rui Jorge, (born March 27, 1973 in Vila Nova de Gaia) is a former Portuguese football player. He was, as a left-defender, a leading player at FC Porto, but he only become a regular at Portugal, after moving to Sporting Clube de Portugal, in 1998/99, where he remained until 2004/05, winning two titles of National Champion. - Roger Lemerre
Roger Lemerre (born June 18 1941 in Bricquebec, Manche) is a French football manager and former football player. He has managed the French national side, and is currently manager of the Tunisian national side. His professional playing career spanned 15 seasons, from 1961 to 1975: between 1961 and 1969 he played for Sedan and lose the Cup in 1965, before moving to Nantes (1968-1971), Nancy (1971-1973) and Lens (1973-1975). He won 6 caps for France between 1968 and 1971, … - Viorel Moldovan
Ioan Viorel Moldovan is a retired Romanian football (soccer) forward, who a key part of the Romanian national team in the 1990s. He is currently the sportive director of FC Rapid Bucureşti. On the club level, Moldovan played for Gloria Bistriţa (1990-93), Dinamo Bucureşti (1993-95), Neuchâtel Xamax (1995-96), Grasshoppers (1995-98), Coventry City (1998), Fenerbahçe (1998-2000), Nantes (2000-04), Servette (2004-05), Poli Timişoara (2005), … - Kenny MacAskill
Kenny MacAskill (born 28 April 1958) is an Scottish National Party politician, the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh since 2007. MacAskill was born in Edinburgh and was educated at Linlithgow Academy before studying law at the University of Edinburgh. Afterwards he worked as a solicitor and became a partner of his firm. - Bixente Lizarazu
Bixente Lizarazu (Basque: //; French: //) (born December 9, 1969 in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France) is a former football (soccer) left defender for Bayern Munich and three other professional teams, as well as the French national team. Lizarazu, a Basque, has been capped 97 times for France, scoring two goals, and helped them win the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000. He has won six Bundesliga championships with Bayern Munich, as well as five German Cups, the Champions League, … - Raúl González
Raúl González Blanco, usually referred to simply as Raúl, is a Spanish football forward. He has been playing for Real Madrid at senior level since 1994, where he is the team captain. He has played more than 100 games for the Spanish national team, and is its all-time leading goal scorer with 47 goals. He represented Spain in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2000, the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2004 and 2006 FIFA World Cup tournaments. - Frank Leboeuf
Frank Leboeuf (sometimes Franck or Lebœuf<sup>(1)</sup>; born January 22, 1968 in Bouches-du-Rhône near Marseille) is a former French football (soccer) defender. With the French national team, Leboeuf won the 1998 FIFA World Cup. After starting his career in 1986 in the lower divisions of the French league, Leboeuf moved to Laval in 1988. In 1991, he moved to Strasbourg and played there until 1996, … - Paul Bosvelt
Paul Bosvelt (born March 26, 1970 in Doetinchem) is a former Dutch footballer. Bosvelt worked his way through the Dutch leagues with Go Ahead Eagles and FC Twente before making his big move to Feyenoord in 1997. He went on to develop a reputation as a fearsome midfield general at de Kuip, making 167 top-flight appearances and leading the side to the Eredivisie title in 1999 and in the 2002, guided his team to UEFA Cup victory as a captain. - Abelardo Fernández
Abelardo Fernández Antuña, known as Abelardo, is a former football player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Abelardo played for Sporting de Gijón, FC Barcelona and Deportivo Alavés. He played for the Spanish national football team (54 caps/3 goals) and was a participant at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000. - Patrik Berger
Patrik Berger (born 10 November, 1973 in Prague) is a Czech football player. He is currently a midfielder for English Premiership team Aston Villa, having signed from Portsmouth on a free transfer on 1 June 2005. Patrik Berger began his career as junior with Sparta Prague in 1989 then he moved to the city rival Slavia Prague in 1991/92, and moved to Borussia Dortmund in 1995/96, with whom he won the Bundesliga title that year. - Marcus Allbäck
Marcus Christian Allbäck, born July 5, 1973 in Göteborg, is a Swedish football striker, who currently plays for F.C. Copenhagen in Denmark. - Paulo Sousa
Paulo Manuel Carvalho Sousa, <small>CavIH</small> (born August 30, 1970 in Viseu; pron.) is a former Portuguese football (soccer) defensive midfielder. On the club level, Paulo Sousa played for Benfica (1989-93), Sporting (1993-94), Juventus (1994-96), Borussia Dortmund (1996-98), Inter Milan (1998-99), Parma (2000), Panathinaikos (2000-01) and Espanyol (2002). He won the Champions League twice, with Juventus in 1996 and Dortmund in 1997. - Pavel Kuka
Pavel Kuka is a former Czech football (soccer) forward. Kuka started and finished his career at Slavia Praha, playing with the club from 1989-93 and then from 2000-05. He has also played for 1. FC Kaiserslautern (1994-98), 1. FC Nürnberg (1998-99), and VfB Stuttgart (1999-2000). For the Czech national team, Kuka played 63 times, scoring 22 goals and was part of the runner-up squad at Euro 96 and also took part at Euro 2000. Kuka also played 24 times, scoring seven goals, … - Thomas Gravesen
Thomas Gravesen (born March 11, 1976) is a Danish professional football (soccer) player who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premier League club Celtic. For the Denmark national football team, Gravesen was capped 66 times and scored 5 goals, from his debut in August 1998 until he ended his national team career in September 2006. He represented Denmark at the international Euro 2000, 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004 tournaments. - Allan Nielsen
Allan Nielsen (born March 13, 1971 in Esbjerg, Denmark) is a Danish former professional football (soccer) player whose most notable period of football was four years at English club Tottenham Hotspur with whom he won the 1999 League Cup. He was also an integral part of the Denmark national football team from 1996 to 2001, playing a total of 44 matches and scoring 7 goals. He competed for Denmark in the international 1996 European Championship (Euro 1996), … - Niclas Alexandersson
Niclas "Alex" Alexandersson (born December 29, 1971 in Vessigebro) is a Swedish football midfielder. After starting his career with a local club he moved to Halmstads BK in 1987. He played for the team until 1995, when he joined IFK Göteborg, with whom he won the Swedish Championships and played in the UEFA Champions League. After one year in Gothenburg, he moved on to England, where he was signed for £750,000 by Ron Atkinson for Sheffield Wednesday. - Abdullah Ercan
Abdullah Ercan is a Turkish football player. He played mostly for Trabzonspor (1993-1999) and Fenerbahçe (1999-2003). He transferred to Galatasaray in 2003-2004 season and İstanbulspor in 2004-2005 season. He played for Turkey national football team and was a participant at Euro 1996, Euro 2000 and 2002 FIFA World Cup. Abdullah is currently a coach for the Turkey national under-19 football team. - Iván Helguera
Iván Helguera Bujía is a Spanish football (soccer) defender, who plays for Valencia CF of La Liga. On the club level, Helguera has played for Manchego CR (1996), Albacete Balompié (1997), AS Roma (1997-98), RCD Espanyol (1998-99), and Real Madrid (1999-2007). He won the Champions League twice with Real. For Spain, Helguera has been capped over 30 times (as of 2005). He played for his country at Euro 2000, the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and Euro 2004, …
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