That disappointment brought about dramatic changes in how France trained and developed players, a process led by Gerard Houllier, who is currently Roxburgh's boss as the head of global soccer for Red Bull.
In a massive upset, the 1972 Epsom Derby winner Roberto ran the race of his life to beat Brigadier Gerard by three lengths, smashing the course record in the process.
French actor Gerard Depardieu managed to stay in the headlines this week, outraging the French government in the process and continuing to declare that he is not leaving France permanently for tax reasons.