Fabien Barthez was one of the most iconic and instantly recognisable footballers of recent decades with success throughout his club and international career. Nicknamed Le Divin Chauve (The Divine Bald ...

Peter Shilton and Fabien Barthez share the goalkeeping record for the most World Cup clean sheets: 10. The Englishman and the Frenchman both achieved that figure in 17 appearances. Brazilians Leao and ...

<p>When France lifted the World Cup in Paris two years ago, Fabien Barthez said he cried for the first time in his life. The new Manchester United goalkeeper might have wept again after 90 minutes ...

Cigarettes, alcohol and burgers - sounds like a rundown of forbidden fruit for the modern footballer rather than bullet points from the latest appraisal of Manchester United goalkeeper Fabien Barthez.

Fabien Barthez had offered to invest his own money in a bid to see Luzanac re-join the National division. PASCAL PAVANI/AFP/Getty Images Fabien Barthez has confirmed his dream of seeing Luzenac play ...

FABIEN BARTHEZ was one of the most recognised footballers in the world in the late 1990s. His iconic bald head being kissed by French team-mate Laurent Blanc at the 1998 World Cup is a memory that ...

Former Manchester United goalkeeper Fabien Barthez announced his retirement from football on this day in 2006 – although it proved not to be the end for the 1998 World Cup winner. The mercurial ...

Fabien Barthez will race in this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans race, it has been confirmed. The former Manchester United and France goalkeeper will race for the Panis-Barthez Competition team, which he ...

Former France goalkeeper Fabien Barthez has announced his retirement. Barthez, 35, has been without a club since he left Olympique Marseille at the end of last season. He won the World Cup with France ...

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NO WONDER Sir Alex Ferguson is speechless. Startling gaffes by Fabien Barthez, who suffered a calamitous afternoon before a crowing North Bank, and Gary Neville gifted Arsenal victory over Ferguson's ...