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    infamously poured scorn on Makélélé's footballing abilities and proclaimed that Makélélé would not be missed: We will not miss Makélélé. His technique is average...
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    players such as Marcel Desailly, Didier Deschamps, Mickaël Landreau, Claude Makélélé, Christian Karembeu and Jérémy Toulalan. As well as Les Canaris ('The...
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    potential suitors. With Chelsea's Claude Makélélé getting older, Chelsea's scouts tagged Diarra as the "new Makélélé". Diarra was spotted by Gwyn Williams...
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    of football more simply." – Bakayoko on the advice he received from Claude Makélélé Following his first two seasons at Monaco, in which he made 31 Ligue...
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  • on 7 November 2017, and replaced by the former French international Claude Makélélé. KV Mechelen became their main relegation competitor. Before the last...
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    as he competed with players such as Frank Lampard, Michael Ballack, Claude Makélélé, and Michael Essien for playing time in central midfield. He moved...
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    four who would defend. Arrigo Sacchi describes Real Madrid's need for Claude Makélélé as a holding midfielder. Initially, a defensive midfielder, or "destroyer"...
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    1–0 victory as Frank Lampard won a penalty in the closing stages, Claude Makélélé - who had never scored previously for the club - was given the honours...
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    French international, Claude Makélélé. Monaco club scout Didier Christophe, for example, referred to Mendy as a "carbon copy" of Makélélé. Mendy featured in...
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  • football, both in terms of individuals and position. For example, Claude Makélélé, considered to be one of the best midfielders in real life, was rarely...
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  • Stam Clarence Seedorf Yaya Touré Robert Pires Juan Sebastián Verón Claude Makélélé Patrick Kluivert Eric Cantona Robbie Keane Coaching Staff Manager:...
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  • club in the world. Luís Figo was the arrival of the year, along with Claude Makélélé, and they helped a team of stars, dubbed the galácticos, win the league...
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    him as the apparent successor to former France and Chelsea player Claude Makélélé, who is considered to be one of the best defensive midfielders of all...
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  • Iván Helguera  32' LB 3 Roberto Carlos RM 10 Luís Figo  70' CM 16 Claude Makélélé  22' CM 6 Albert Celades  100' LM 11 Sávio AM 14 Guti  53' CF 7 Raúl...
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    years at Chelsea, Mourinho employed a fluid 4–3–3 formation, having Claude Makélélé play the role of deep-lying midfielder. This gave Chelsea a three-against-two...
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    red card). On 27 August 2007, Claude Makélélé's club manager, José Mourinho, stated that Domenech was treating Makélélé "like a slave," since Domenech...
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    Matuidi to a three-year contract as a replacement for the departed Claude Makélélé, who retired from the sport. The transfer fee was undisclosed, but...
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  • ankle in training the day before the game under a heavy challenge from Claude Makélélé; Cole's replacement would have likely been Wayne Bridge, but he recovered...
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    Kaiserslautern), Patrick Kluivert (Barcelona), Luis Enrique (Barcelona), Claude Makélélé (Real Madrid), Paolo Maldini (Milan), Pauleta (Bordeaux), Tomáš Rosický...
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    what it should have been." Parker was initially signed as cover for Claude Makélélé and Frank Lampard, but did not get too many chances to play in his...
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    with rapper Stomy Bugsy, she lived with international football player Claude Makélélé. They have a son. The couple split in early 2009. Lenoir gave birth...
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     England Chelsea - 1 - 3 8 12 12th Juninho  Brazil Lyon - - 1 3 6 10 13th Claude Makélélé  France Chelsea 1 - 1 - - 2 14th Juan Román Riquelme  Argentina Villarreal...
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    English clergyman and cricketer Claude Magni (born 1950), French cyclist Claude Maka Kum (born 1985), footballer Claude Makélélé (born 1973), French football...
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    spread the play effectively. Mikel supplanted the French midfielder Claude Makélélé in the lineup following his departure to Paris Saint-Germain. Mikel...
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    Giuly  France Barcelona Fabio Grosso  Italy Palermo Internazionale Claude Makélélé  France Chelsea Florent Malouda  France Lyon Édison Méndez  Ecuador...
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  • Cavallero; defender and future coach Eduardo Berizzo, midfielders Claude Makélélé and Mazinho; winger Gustavo López; and strikers Catanha and Lyuboslav...
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    Čech 2 DF  SRB Branislav Ivanović 3 DF  ENG Ashley Cole 4 MF  FRA Claude Makélélé 5 MF  GHA Michael Essien 6 DF  POR Ricardo Carvalho 7 FW  UKR Andriy...
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    would be a perfect replacement for the departed Patrick Vieira and Claude Makélélé, respectively. Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger has sent fellow Frenchman...
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    Claude Makélélé...
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  • including Madrid captain Fernando Hierro, while defensive midfielder Claude Makélélé refused to take part in training in protest at being one of the lowest-paid...
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