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 ...

Imagine that you are a first division goalkeeper with a positive World Cup experience. What would your reaction be if you got an offer from a tiny team that plays in a village of 650 inhabitants? For ...

Fabien Barthez has lavished praise on Thibaut Courtois, claiming that the Chelsea goalkeeper will become the best in the business for many years. The former France and Manchester United stopper has ...

<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 ...

Manchester United's new £10 million goalkeeper, Fabien Barthez, attributes some of his fierce commitment and warrior spirit, so loved by Sir Alex Ferguson, to a few covert puffs on a cannabis joint.

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 ...

The former goalkeeper won two Premier League titles with Manchester United alongside World Cup and European Championships success with France before embarking on his new career Can United mount a ...