FRANCE: FRANCE, WORLD AND EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS PREPARE FOR THEIR FRIENDLY SOCCER MATCH AGAINST ENGLAND

Record ID: 648367

  • Title: FRANCE: FRANCE, WORLD AND EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS PREPARE FOR THEIR FRIENDLY SOCCER MATCH AGAINST ENGLAND
  • Date: 31st August 2000
  • Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (AUGUST 31, 2000) (REUTERS) 1. FRENCH TEAM ARRIVING AT CLAIREFONTAINE - NICOLAS ANELKA, BERNARD LAMA, FRANK LEBOEUF, DIDIER DESCHAMPS AND BIXENTE LIZARAZU 2. WIDE SHOT OF FRENCH TEAM AND PROMISING YOUNG SOCCER PLAYERS POSING 3. CLOSE UP OF TROPHIES 4. CHRISTIAN KAREMBEU, YOUNG SOCCER PLAYER AND LILIAN THURAM, CHRISTOPHE DUGARRY (WITH LONG HAIR), LAURENT BLANC, GOALKEEPER FABIEN BARTHEZ, ZINEDINE ZIDANE AND MARCEL DESAILLY 5. EMMANUEL PETIT, THIERRY HENRI, ANELKA, YOURI DJORKAEFF, BIXENTE LIZARAZU GOING OUT OF BUILDING AND GETTING INTO VAN 6. LEBOEUF, DESCHAMPS AND GOALKEEPER LAMA WALKING ONTO PITCH 7. VARIOUS OF TRAINING SESSION AND EXERCISING 8. CLOSER UP OF COACH ROGER LEMERRE 9. PLAYERS TRAINING 10. CLOSE UP EMMANUEL PETIT SEATED 11. PETIT AND ANELKA WATCHING PLAYERS 12. MORE SHOTS OF TRAINING 13. PHOTOGRAPHERS 14. WIDE SHOT OF PITCH WITH PLAYERS Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 15th September 2000 13:00
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  • Location: PARIS, FRANCE
  • Country: France
  • Reuters ID: LVA7GE9E2DRLD3I44SCZQCF60D5R
  • Story Text: France, the World and European champions, have been
    preparing in their training camp at Clairefontaine for the
    friendly international against England on Saturday (September
    2).



    The match will mark the final appearance for his country
    for French captain Didier Deschamps. The 31-year-old midfielder
    announced his retirement from international football earlier
    this week. The match against England will be his 103rd cap.

    Deschamps will be joined by Laurent Blanc, the 34-year-old
    Inter Milan defender, in bidding farewell to the French crowd
    this weekend.

    For France both players might represent a huge loss to the
    finest team in their history. But they still have a squad packed
    with talent and orchestrated by the brilliant Zinedine Zidane.

    The team trained in the afternoon of Thursday (August 31).

    Earlier in the day they were feted by French President Jacques
    Chirac at an official reception and lunch.
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