| The French soccer team is the most competitive | | | | world. He is a true magician and is perhaps the best |
| soccer team in international football. France is a multi | | | | talented player after Pele. Zidane is regarded as a |
| cultural country and the national team includes French | | | | genius in French soccer players. It was the result of |
| soccer players of all origins and playing styles. The | | | | his perfect technique the French team won the world |
| French soccer team is famous for their tradition | | | | cup finals in 1998. The world champion Brazilian team |
| playing style that includes strong defense and lot of | | | | were amazed by his game and stood effortless in |
| common sense. The French soccer team won the | | | | the hands of Zidane. Also, they won the runner up |
| FIFA world cup in 1998 and prestigious European | | | | trophy in 2006 world cup. Zidane was also a crucial |
| Championship in 2000. Also, they reached the semi | | | | member of world famous Spanish club, Real Madrid. |
| finals in 1958, 1982, and 1986. | | | | The famous acrobatic goal in 2001 allowed his team |
| The top six French soccer players of all times are | | | | to win the Champions League final. |
| Michel Platini, Zinedine Zidane, Thierry Henry, Eric | | | | Didier Deschamps was another excellent defensive |
| Cantona, Fabien Barthez, and Didier Deschamps. The | | | | midfielder in French line up. Thanks to Zidane, it was |
| French soccer era can be divided into Platini age and | | | | under his captaincy that the French team was |
| Zidane age. | | | | declared as the world champions in 1998. Soon the |
| Michel Platini was born on June 21, 1955 in Joeuf. As a | | | | same year French team managed to win the Euro |
| soccer player, he started his career at the age of 17. | | | | cup, and hence this great player became the first |
| His remarkable performance in the club matches | | | | captain in French soccer playersý history to |
| opened the gates for him in the national team in | | | | win two major trophies in single year. |
| 1976. By 1977, Platini was known as the rising star in | | | | Eric Cantona was popular, compelling, and brilliant |
| French soccer. Soon he was appointed as the captain | | | | player in French line up. He played most of his career |
| of French soccer team and he managed to improve | | | | for Manchester United and nearly scored 64 goals in |
| the French record in FIFA world cup. France finished | | | | 140 matches. Thierry Henry is another rising star in |
| fourth in 1982 and third in 1986. It was under his | | | | French soccer players list. His technique, incredible |
| captaincy France managed to win Euro cup in 1984 | | | | speed, nasty shots has made him the best striker in |
| and Olympic gold medal in Los Angeles. He was the | | | | French squad. |
| top goal scorer and was declared as the best player | | | | The list of French soccer players is long and never |
| of the tournament in 1984 Euro cup. Michel Platini is | | | | ending. As a soccer-playing nation, the team has |
| on the top of the list in French soccer players. | | | | good prospects in the future. The young players are |
| Zinedine Zidane was born on 23 June in 1972 in | | | | hard working and committed to follow the footsteps |
| Marseille. He is best known as an attacking mid fielder | | | | of Zidane and Platini. |
| and is regarded as one of the greatest players in the | | | | |