1.   The irony is that Vieira and the majority of his French teammates no longer play in France, while the Senegalese players do.

2.   Other medal candidates in this relatively new Olympic sport include French teammates Nicholas Huet and Mathieu Bozzetto.

3.   French teammate Sebastian Foucras was second with American Kris Federseon third.

4.   French teammate Laurent Robert echoed Shearer.

5.   French teammate David Trezeguet brought him down moments later as he tried to hook the ball around, not seeing Zidane and the two Danish defenders behind him.

6.   Griffin was involved in a recent training ground fight with French teammate Laurent Robert.

7.   He is a close friend and French international teammate of United goalkeeper Fabien Barthez.

8.   Police initially said Weah was accompanied by French teammate Marcel Desailly, but later the team said the passenger was Vieira, the ANSA news agency reported.

9.   Simone, a diminutive, quick centerforward, scored the opener kicking in from a few meters a header from French teammate Marcel Desailly.

10.   Sukur, who transferred to Parma from Internazionale two weeks ago, took advantage of a Bologna defensive lapse to easily net a pass from French teammate Sabri Lamouchi.