
Marcel Desailly in action France

Marcel Desailly of France warms up

Marcel Desailly of Chelsea running with the ball

Marcel Desailly of France

Marcel Desailly of Chelsea in full control

Marcel Desailly of AC Milan in action

Castrol Global Ambassador Marcel Desailly

El Hadji Diouf (No.11) of Senegal takes the ball round Marcel Desailly (No.8) of France

A file picture taken on July 8, 1998, shows French players posing for the official team picture

Zinedine Zidane is congratulated by France team-mates Youri Djorkaeff, Christian Karembeu and Marcel Desailly after scoring against Brazil in the 1998 FIFA World Cup™ Final

Joseph S. BLATTER (2.v.lks..) uebergibt Marc DESAILLY/FRA den Pokal

Marcel Desailly (L) talks with Jean-Marie Pfaff

Portugal’s Luis Figo cuts between Didier Deschamps and Marcel Desailly of France during their UEFA EURO 2000 semi-final

Marcel Desailly, Sylvain Wiltord and Lilian Thuram celebrate the victory in European championship

South African football legend, Jomo Sono visited his former school, Leresche Primary, during the launch of Castrol Skillz Holiday Programme

South African football legend, Jomo Sono cuts the ribbon alongside former football star, Marcel Desailly, and students while visiting his former school, Leresche Primary, during the launch of Castrol Skillz Holiday Programme

Marcel Desailly of France (L) vies for the ball with Uruguayan goalkeeper Fabian Carini

Marcel Desailly of Chelsea running with the ball

Former French football player Marcel Desailly (R) chats with McDonald's Player Escorts Bandile Skweyiya (L) and Madri Du Plessis (C) during a press conference

Former French international footballer Marcel Desailly takes part in a promotional event

Former French international footballer Marcel Desailly takes part in a promotional event for US burger chain McDonalds to announce a global sponsorship partnership with the FIFA World Cup

Nigerian footballer John Utaka (L) and former France international Marcel Desailly attend the launch of '1 Goal: Education For All' campaign

The launch of '1 Goal: Education For All' campaign at Wembley stadium

The launch of '1 Goal: Education For All' campaign at Wembley stadium

Marcel DESAILLY (FRA)

Marcel Desailly #8 of France in action, during the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup semi final between France and Brazil

Cameroon captain Rigobert Song lifts the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup with his French counterpart Marcel Desailly.

French midfielder, Youri Djorkaeff with teammate, Marcel Desailly (L) on his side, kisses the Confederations Cup trophy.

Cameroonian captain Rigobert Song (L) and French captain Marcel Desailly (C) hold the trophy next to a picture of Marc-Vivien Foe.

England captain and striker Alan Shearer fights for the ball with French defender Marcel Desailly during an international friendly, 10 February, Wembley Stadium, London.

AC Milan's forward Marc Van Basten of Netherlands (L) is congratulated by his teammate midfielder Marcel Desailly of France after scoring a goal against FC Barcelona during their friendly football match

Marseilles soccer team poses before its European Champions Cup final against A.C Milan

Saudi Arabia's Sami Al Jaber vies with France's Marcel Desailly at the FIFA World Cup 1998. Photo: wldcup.com

France's Marcel Desailly and Bulgaria's Emil Kostadinov fight for the ball in the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier, 17 Nov. 93 at Parc des Princes, Paris

Former France captain Marcel Desailly draws Nigeria during the African Zone draw

France's former national team player Marcel Desailly draws Nigeria during the Africa Zone draw

Stadium Visit

French players (from L) Zinedine Zidane, Marcel Desailly and Laurent Blanc celebrate with the FIFA WC Trophy