Since then he has managed Parma and Juventus, before taking on the San Siro-based giants AC Milan.

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Only three non-French based players made the initial list: Zinedine Zidane of Juventus, Lilian Thuram of Parma and Vincent Candela of AS Roma.

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In Italy , Juventus gave hope to Serie A's title hopefuls after dropping points in the 1-1 draw at Parma on Sunday.

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