Fabien Barthez
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"Fabien Alain Barthez" is a French former association football/footballer who won honours as a Goalkeeper (association football)/goalkeeper with Olympique de Marseille/Marseille, Manchester United F.C./Manchester United and the France national football team/French national team, with whom he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and 2000 UEFA European Football Championship/Euro 2000 and reached the final of the 2006 FIFA World Cup/2006 World Cup. He shares the record for the most FIFA World Cup records#Goalkeeping/World Cup finals clean sheets with Peter Shilton, with 10. In club football he won the UEFA Champions League/Champions League as well as several Ligue 1 and Premier League titles.

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I don't think about the World Cup.

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I am really happy for the city of Marseille. On Monday, everyone in the traffic jams will be happy.

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I could hardly expect a worse start to the match. But after my blunder the guys told me that I shouldn't worry. They did everything it took to win this match and to stop me feeling bad.

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You have to create your own luck. At 2-0 the match is over. With a Beckham penalty it is 90 percent luck for a goalkeeper and 10 percent concentration.

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I knew I'd be sanctioned, ... I'll prepare for the next season with Marseille and get ready for the national team because my goal is to play in the (2006) World Cup.

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I could hardly expect a worse start to the match.

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I don't want to lower myself by responding to suspicions of racism.

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