Sports newspaper L’Équipe has named the 100 greatest French players of all time, in a list dominated by Serie A stars.
With the World Cup just around the corner, the paper decided to name the greatest players ever to don the shirt, with Zinédine Zidane coming top.
The former midfielder, who resigned as Real Madrid Coach today, gets the nod for winning both the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 with his country, both of which came when he was playing for Juventus.
Sports newspaper L’Équipe has named the 100 greatest French players of all time, in a list dominated by Serie A stars.
With the World Cup just around the corner, the paper decided to name the greatest players ever to don the shirt, with Zinédine Zidane coming top.
The former midfielder, who resigned as Real Madrid Coach today, gets the nod for winning both the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 with his country, both of which came when he was playing for Juventus.
Fellow Bianconero Michel Platini comes in at number two, with Thierry Henry, Didier Deschamps, all former Juve players, at three, five and seven respectively.
Former Inter defender Laurent Blanc and ex Milan stopper Marcel Desailly also make the top 10, with only Raymond Kopa, Fabien Barthez and Just Fontaine never having played in Serie A.
Youri Djorkaeff, David Trezeguet and Patrick Vieira make the top 20, with former Roma full-back Vincent Candela at 73.
Paul Pogba, another former Juventino, comes in at 78 with Blaise Matuidi ranked 91st and Patrice Evra 98th.