Zidane is in Vancouver due to play in a exhibition match marketed as "Zidane and Friends"The event has run into some problems.Zidane is not able to play for awhile because he injured his back while picking up his three-year-old daughter during Canada Day fireworks.Some people are demanding their money (all $200 of it) back because most of the "friends" they had paid to see ( like Samuel Eto'o, Alessandro Costacurta, Franco Baresi and Gennaro Gattuso haven't made an appearance.

We bid farewell to Paolo Maldini, Luis Figo, and Pavel Nedved.

Men of unbelievable talent, longevity, and work rate. This was their last day, their last season. We were privileged to see them play even when in opposition. Women all over the world weep, the eye candy is gone.

Maldini, El Gran Capitano, as everyone knows spent his entire playing career at Milan.

We bid farewell to Paolo Maldini, Luis Figo, and Pavel Nedved.

Men of unbelievable talent, longevity, and work rate. This was their last day, their last season. We were privileged to see them play even when in opposition. Women all over the world weep, the eye candy store has been ransacked.

For this weeks offering I thought we would re-visit one of the all time great sides. AC Milan, under the guidance of a certain Fabio Capello, swept all before them in the early 90s. That included an emphatic Champions League win over Barcelona at the Olympic Stadium in Athens on May 18 1994, a game which is often considered to be one of the greatest ever performances by a side in the Champions League.

Far from a lock to be included on England's roster for the 2010 World Cup, Los Angeles Galaxy/AC Milan midfielder David Beckham has admitted that he has aspirations of playing in the following edition of the tournament as well, even though he will be close to 40 years old by that time.
"We'll see," said Beckham.