Person: Bixente Lizarazu

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Make it worth the petrol money for Cork supporters

At eighteen, Phillip Lahm was a highly regarded prospect at Bayern Munich.

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Guillotine falls on president Escalettes for French farce

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France’s golden boys quick to lay into ‘smug’ Domenech

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Toulalan blames a lack of ideas

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Henry criticism was unfair, says 'stressed' Domenech

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French not impressed with Henry’s helping hand

Le Monde: 'Blues relieved, Irish disgusted'

There was plenty of sympathy for the Republic of Ireland in the French media this morning after the controversial extra-time goal that denied them a place in next summer’s World Cup finals.

Thu, 19 Nov, 2009

Inzaghi on the double as Milan batter Bayern

AC Milan 4 Bayern Munich 1 (Agg 5-2)

Thu, 09 Mar, 2006

Lyon and Milan progress

Lyon gained revenge for their elimination at the hands of PSV Eindhoven last year by dumping the Dutch side out of this season’s Champions League with plenty to spare at the Stade Gerland tonight.

Wed, 08 Mar, 2006

Troussier out of Irish race

PHILIPPE TROUSSIER will drop out of contention to succeed Brian Kerr when he agrees to take charge of Morocco later this week.

Mon, 24 Oct, 2005

Zinedine Zidane, Lilian Thuram and Chelsea midfielder Claude Makelele have made their expected return to France duty after coach Raymond Domenech named his squad for next week’s friendly with the Ivory Coast in Montpellier.

Thu, 11 Aug, 2005

Bad news for Irish as Zidane returns

IT’S the news Irish football fans have dreaded - Zinedine Zidane is back for France.

Thu, 04 Aug, 2005

Blue brigade banish Bayern

Bayern Munich (5) 3 Chelsea (6) 2

Wed, 13 Apr, 2005

Joy in defeat as Chelsea progress to semis

Bayern Munich 3 Chelsea 2 (Chelsea win 6-5 on aggregate)

Tue, 12 Apr, 2005

Bundesliga win buoys Bayern confidence for Chelsea tie

Bayern Munich coach Felix Magath is ready to spring an upset in the Champions League against Chelsea.

Mon, 11 Apr, 2005

Swiss confident of rolling French

SWISS defender Patrick Müller believes his side can inflict a long overdue defeat on France when they meet in Ireland’s World Cup qualifying Group 4 in Paris on Saturday.

Wed, 23 Mar, 2005

Late Toure goal gives Gunners hope after Bayern siege

ARSENAL were left with a Champions League mountain to climb after serious defensive blunders in their last-16 first-leg tie at Bayern Munich.

Wed, 23 Feb, 2005

Candela set to seal Trotters switch

Bolton boss Sam Allardyce hopes to bolster his defence today by signing Vincent Candela from Roma.

Mon, 31 Jan, 2005

Zidane: I could not lead France

Former France playmaker Zinedine Zidane has revealed that one of the reasons he called time on his international career last summer is because he believes he lacks leadership skills.

Fri, 07 Jan, 2005

Pires unfazed by France exclusion

Robert Pires “was expecting” to be dropped by France but he has no plans to retire from international football.

Thu, 11 Nov, 2004

Pires’ blistering attack on French coach

ARSENAL midfielder Robert Pires has delivered another stunning attack at France coach Raymond Domenech.

Fri, 29 Oct, 2004

Pires blasts Domenech

Arsenal midfielder Robert Pires has delivered a blistering broadside at France coach Raymond Domenech.

Thu, 28 Oct, 2004

Beautiful adventure for France over: Jacquet

James Whelan

Wed, 13 Oct, 2004

Jacquet: France's 'beautiful adventure' is over

France’s World Cup-winning coach Aime Jacquet has declared “the beautiful adventure” which saw Les Bleus dominate international football over.

Tue, 12 Oct, 2004

Good time to play France - Holland

Republic of Ireland midfielder Matt Holland believes there has never been a better time to play France.

Fri, 08 Oct, 2004

Robbie Keane hails Henry threat

Republic of Ireland striker Robbie Keane would pay good money to watch Thierry Henry but is hoping not to be left short-changed by France’s FIFA World Player of the Year contender on Saturday.

Thu, 07 Oct, 2004

Makelele ends France career

Chelsea midfielder Claude Makelele has quit the French national team.

Sat, 11 Sep, 2004

New-look France hope to get show on the road against Faroes

FRANCE take on the Faroe Islands desperate to reignite their 2006 World Cup campaign after Saturday’s opening night hiccup against Israel.

Wed, 08 Sep, 2004

New-look French lacking in ideas

Pirate Irwin, Paris

Mon, 06 Sep, 2004

Euro champions brought back down to earth

A great summer for Greek sport came to a shuddering halt tonight.

Sat, 04 Sep, 2004

Henry considered France exit after Euro flop

Arsenal striker Thierry Henry has admitted he considered retiring from international football after France’s disappointing exit from Euro 2004.

Fri, 03 Sep, 2004

Henry pondered Les Bleus retirement after Euro 2004

THIERRY HENRY says he considered retiring from the international game after France’s disappointing performance at Euro 2004.

Fri, 03 Sep, 2004

Vieira declares himself fit for France

France captain Patrick Vieira has declared himself physically and mentally ready to start Les Bleus’ 2006 World Cup qualifier against Israel at the Stade de France on Saturday.

Tue, 31 Aug, 2004

Zidane hangs up his international boots

FRANCE coach Raymond Domenech yesterday confirmed Zinedine Zidane has retired from international football.

Fri, 13 Aug, 2004

Zidane quits international football

France coach Raymond Domenech today confirmed Zinedine Zidane has retired from international football.

Thu, 12 Aug, 2004

Zidane expected to quit France team

France international Zinedine Zidane is set to announce his retirement from international football.

Thu, 12 Aug, 2004

Lizarazu bound for Marseille after Bayern exit

FRANCE left-back Bixente Lizarazu has left German side Bayern Munich and signed a two-year contract with Olympique Marseille.

Thu, 29 Jul, 2004

Drogba my amigo, says Anigo

Marseille boss Jose Anigo today admitted he felt “great sadness” over the departure of Didier Drogba as the Ivory Coast striker’s transfer to Chelsea moved nearer completion.

Tue, 20 Jul, 2004

Zidane fears 'end of a cycle'

France’s legendary playmaker Zinedine Zidane faced up to the end of an era as the reigning champions tumbled out of Euro 2004 at the hands of Greece.

Sat, 26 Jun, 2004

Determined Greeks book semi-final spot

France 0-1 Greece

Fri, 25 Jun, 2004

Greeks holding France at the break

France 0-0 Greece

Fri, 25 Jun, 2004

Euro 2004 digest

All today's news from Portugal…

Wed, 23 Jun, 2004

Lizarazu returns to French XI

Bixente Lizarazu returned for France’s final Group B match with Switzerland at the Estadio Cidade de Coimbra as coach Jacques Santini made four changes to the team held 2-2 by Croatia.

Mon, 21 Jun, 2004

Euro 2004 digest

All the latest from Portugal.

Mon, 21 Jun, 2004

Frustrated Henry looks for French improvement

THIERRY Henry says that he and his French team-mates have yet to fire on all cylinders as they approach tonight’s final Euro 2004 Group B match with Switzerland.

Mon, 21 Jun, 2004

French trio set for return

France coach Jacques Santini may reinstate Claude Makelele, Robert Pires and Bixente Lizarazu to his starting line-up for the final Group B match with Switzerland where a draw would guarantee the defending champions a berth in the last eight.

Sat, 19 Jun, 2004

Is this man the ultimate artist?

COMPARISONS are too subjective to be meaningful in a football sense — much more instructive and rewarding to celebrate genius in its own right.

Tue, 15 Jun, 2004

Santini calls on players' experience

France coach Jacques Santini is going back to the future in his bid to end his career with the national team on a winning note by successfully defending their European title.

Thu, 10 Jun, 2004

Santini focused on England

FRANCE coach Jacques Santini is determined to avoid a repeat of the opening-match hoodoo which derailed Les Bleus at the 2002 World Cup in Korea.

Thu, 10 Jun, 2004

Soccer: Bhoys must now tame Lyon

Celtic 0 Bayern Munich 0

Wed, 26 Nov, 2003