
River Plate's defender Adalberto Roman (L) and midfielder Matias Almeyda leave the field after losing

Karim Benzema of Real Madrid celebrates

Stephen Appiah of Ghana in action

Cameroon's player Geremi Njitap plays with the ball during their morning training

Mexican forward Luis Hernandez (R) and midfielder and captain Alberto Garcia Aspe celebrate against Netherlands in France 1998

Mario Basler Buchpraesentation 2005

River Plate's player Matias Almeyda

Belgium's Moussa Dembele vies with France's Karim Benzema

Stephen Appiah of Ghana celebrates

Fenerbahce's Stephen Appiah controls the ball

Thomas Kahlenberg of Denmark and Geremi of Cameroon challenge for the ball

Lazio's Matias Almeyda celebrates with the Super Cup trophy in 1999

Real Madrid's French forward Karim Benzema (R) and Real Madrid's assistant coach Aitor Karanka (L) take part in a training session

Geremi of Newcastle United

Stephen Appiah of Ghana and Egidio Arevalo of Uruguay tussle for the ball

Mexican players Claudio Suarez (L) and Luis Hernandez (R) lift the 1999 Confederations Cup championship trophy

England's Paul Ince fights for the ball with Argentina's Matias Almeyda at the FIFA World Cup 1998

(From L) French midfielder Marvin Martin, forward Karim Benzema and midfielder Franck Ribery

Simon Poulsen of Denmark challenges Geremi of Cameroon

Luis Hernandez of Necaxa reacts after his team lost to America during a Mexican league match

Argentina's Matias Almeyda is seen at the Olympic Games final against Nigeria, 1996