All the trophies Zinedine Zidane hoisted, all the glory he brought France, all those sparks of magic that flew off his feet game after game, year after year, it's almost like they never happened.
As good as he was, Luis Figo could not equal Eusebio.The longtime Portugal captain was unable to lead his country to third place at the World Cup and match his legendary predecessor, possibly ending his international career in a 3-1 loss to Germany on Saturday.
Oliver Kahn never got the World Cup winner's medal he had hoped for
Sunday's World Cup final could be Francesco Totti's last game for Italy and will go a long way to determining how he is remembered.
Torsten Frings has branded FIFA's decision to suspend him for Germany's World Cup semifinal clash with Italy as "a joke."
Football's greatest artist bowing out by playing a World Cup final seems too wonderful to be true but Zinedine Zidane has set the scene for the perfect final curtain on Sunday.
In an award overshadowed by debate over the merits or otherwise of runner-up Cristiano Ronaldo, Germany striker Lukas Podolski was presented Friday with the trophy for best young player at the World Cup.
Italy goalkeeper will set a new World Cup record if he keeps a clean sheet in Sunday's final against France.
Germany striker Miroslav Klose's hopes of securing the award for leading goalscorer at the World Cup finals could be hit by injury.
Portugal defender Miguel will miss the World Cup third place match against Germany on Saturday through injury.
Portugal captain Luis Figo was desperate to crown his illustrious career with success at the World Cup, but France denied him an emotional last hurrah with victory in the semi-final.
The Manchester United winger, who scored the decisive penalty kick in the quarterfinals against England, failed to come up with a performance good enough to keep Portugal from losing to France 1-0 Wednesday in the World Cup semifinals.
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