51.   Many felt the honor should go to Zinedine Zidane, the French midfielder who scored two goals in the final.

52.   Liberian-born striker George Weah, French midfielder Marcel Desailly and captain-defender Paolo Maldini are all injured.

53.   Marcel Desailly, the French midfielder of AC Milan, gave Savicevic a perfect assist after winning consecutive tackles.

54.   Milan plays Cagliari without French midfielder Marcel Desailly but gets international defender Paolo Maldini back from an injury absence.

55.   Middlesbrough signed French midfielder Michael Debeve Wednesday until the end of the season.

56.   Milan will be without suspended Italian striker Marco Simone while French midfielder Marcel Desailly is a questionable starter following an ankle injury.

57.   Milan will be without suspended Italian striker Marco Simone, and French midfielder Marcel Desailly is a questionable starter following an ankle injury.

58.   Newly-signed French midfielder Ousmane Dabo joined first-division Vicenza on Friday and may debut in the Italian Serie A against Salernitana on Sunday.

59.   Newly-signed French midfielder Ousmane Dabo joined first-division Vicenza Friday and may debut in the Italian Serie A against Salernitana Sunday.

60.   On Monday Smith hired French midfielder Olivier Dacourt from Strasbourg and has also signed Italian defender Marco Materazzi from Perugia.