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From a humble start in 1996 which saw French player Alain Horace move to Ayr United, earning him a reputed £500 fee, he has been instrumental in scores of high-profile transfers, including Marcel Desailly's move to Chelsea, Laurent Robert's £11m...
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African Nations Cup: Zambian coach Hervé Renard’s cunning plan to clean out the Elephants
The Scotsman
Soccer is magical right?” At the age of 15, he arrived in Cannes to train at one of the finest French soccer academies of the time. “I was one of the best,” said the man who played with future World Cup winners Marcel Desailly and Didier Deschamps in...
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 05: (L-R) Arsene Wenger, Arsenal Football manager with England Football manager Fabio Capello and Academy member Marcel Desailly attend the Laureus Welcome Party as part of the Laureus World Sports Awards 2012 at the OXO Tower... View Photo »
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Former Chelsea Youth Player’s Candid Account Reveals Another, Less Gimpish Side To John Terry
Soccer Blogs
When John found out, he immediately contacted him. Al was flattered to hear from him, and his wife was delighted that John had taken the time to think about him. John visited Al regularly until he passed away and John, of course, attended his funeral. ...
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World Cup winner Marcel Desailly believes his ex-Chelsea team-mate John Terry is not a racist. Former World Cup winner Marcel Desailly believes his ex-Chelsea team-mate John Terry is not a racist. Terry has been stripped of the England captaincy and is...
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"In my opinion Terry cannot be punished until the court's decided –that's the civil justice, not the sporting one – that Terry has done that which he is accused of," Capello said. "For that I felt it was right that Terry should keep the captain's armband.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 28: Marcel Desailly at the Heineken After Party for UEFA Champions League in association with Quintessentially at One Marylebone on May 28, 2011 in London, England. View Photo »
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Terry’s one-time Chelsea bosses Mourinho and Carlo Ancelotti, now at Paris Saint-Germain, and the England captain’s ex-Stamford Bridge team-mate Marcel Desailly are giving witness statements claiming they have no knowledge of him ever behaving in a...
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2010) Alan Hansen Capped 26 times by Scotland "Liverpool supporters love him, he is part of the place. If he doesn't play there is something missing. It is just great to have players of the quality of Gerrard in the team because with him in the team...
About Marcel Desailly
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Marcel Desailly (born September 7, 1968 in Accra, Ghana as Odenke Abbey) is a former French footballer and star of the France national football team squad, with whom he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000. He also enjoyed a distinguished career at club level with several major European clubs. Full Article
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 28: Marcel Desailly at the Heineken After Party for UEFA Champions League in association with Quintessentially at One Marylebone on May 28, 2011 in London, England.
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(From L) French players Bernard Diomede, Robert Pires, Bixente Lizarazu, Zinedine Zidane, Marcel Desailly and Laurent Blanc celebrate with the 1998 FIFA Trophy late 12 July at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis after their World Cup final match against Brazil. France defeated Brazil 3-0...
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 28: Marcel Desailly at the Heineken After Party for UEFA Champions League in association with Quintessentially at One Marylebone on May 28, 2011 in London, England.
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