The Finals of the Euro 2000 were co-hosted by Belgium and Netherlands. The other bidders were Spain and Austria. As the hosts the two teams were the default entrants into the final stage. Nine teams qualified by the virtue of being the top seed in their individual groups in the qualifying phase.

Former Real Madrid greats Alfredo di Stefano and Zinedine Zidane came out in defense of coach Jose Mourinho on Friday following another disappointing loss to Barcelona.

French winger Franck Ribery was named on the bench for Bayern Munich's match against India at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Tuesday.

Top football stars Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane are all set to play in the ninth edition of an annual match against poverty Dec 13 in Hamburg, with most of the proceeds going towards addressing food crisis in the Horn of Africa, a UNDP statement released here Tuesday said.

Enzo Zidane, the 16-year-old son of France great and current Real Madrid director of football Zinedine, trained with the Spanish giants' first-team for the first time on Tuesday.

French great Zinedine Zidane said on Thursday he will be the new sporting director of Real Madrid's first team next season.

Real Madrid will appoint French great Zinedine Zidane, who currently works as an advisor the the club's president on first-team affairs, as its new sports director, a newspaper reported on Thursday.

Zinedine Zidane broke his silence on the French dual-nationality quota row on Saturday to offer his support for beleaguered France coach Laurent Blanc, his former teammate.

French football legend Zinedine Zidane will visit Russia's war-torn republic of Chechnya next month, where he will attend the opening of a new stadium, a top local official said on Thursday.

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho said France legend Zinedine Zidane has helped improve the form of striker Karim Benzema, who will play against Lyon in the crucial Champions League match on Wednesday.