Zidane rejects return plea for Ireland clash

ZINEDINE ZIDANE, Lilian Thuram and Claude Makelele rejected a last-minute plea by France manager Raymond Domenech to rejoin the national team for the World Cup qualifier against Ireland.

Sat, 02 Oct, 2004 - 01:00

Paul Kelly

One hour before naming his squad on Thursday, Domenech phoned each of the three, who went into international retirement after Euro 2004.

"I did everything to bring them back," he explained yesterday.

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