“Franck Ribéry (born 7 April 1983 in Boulogne-sur-Mer) is a French football midfielder who plays for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.” Wikipedia, ESPN, YouTube, (1), (2)

Top 20 Young Footballers to Watch in 2009 (SoccerLens)
“All that most football managers really want for Christmas is a promising young player to emerge as an established star in the coming year.”

Ballack to captain country at World Cup (FourFourTwo)
“Michael Ballack will captain Germany at the 2010 World Cup, assuming the three-times winners qualify, but midfield colleague Torsten Frings still has work to do to secure his place, coach Joachim Loew said.”

Totti reportedly set to sign extension with Roma (SI)
“According to Sky Sport 24, Roma captain Francesco Totti is close to reaching an agreement with the club over a contract renewal, which will see him end his career at his hometown club.”

World Cup 1994 (World Cup Years)
“Jack Charlton’s Republic of Ireland team made the world cup finals for the second time running. Ireland proved that the 1990 was no fluke and made it through to the second round of the world cup in America and got through the toughest group of all.”