Claude Makélélé
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FourFourTwo's 50 most influential footballers of all time
By Mark White published
The most influential players ever who, regardless of era, background or skill level shaped the sport into what it is today
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Ranked! The 100 best players of the 21st Century
By Alasdair Mackenzie last updated
RANKED! The 100 best players of the 21st Century: the greatest Ballon d'Or hoggers, serial winners and cult heroes since the turn of the millennium
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Ranked! The 50 best players of the 2000s
By Ed McCambridge published
RANKED! The 50 best players of the 2000s – the sensational decade in which some of the finest footballers ever to play the game blessed us with their gifts
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Liverpool tipped to sign superstar compared to Claude Makelele on bargain deal to complete midfield: report
By Mark White published
Liverpool could hijack a Premier League rival's move for the next Claude Makelele, as Jurgen Klopp looks to set his midfield in stone
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Claude Makelele reveals how Manchester United tried to sign him before Chelsea move in 2003
By FourFourTwo Staff published
The ball-winning midfielder joined the Blues at the end of the 2002/03 campaign
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Makelele highlights Ancelotti influence
By FourFourTwo Staff last updated
Claude Makélélé Claude Makelele was inspired to take up his new role as Bastia coach by Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti.
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Makelele departs Monaco
By FourFourTwo Staff last updated
Claude Makélélé After five months in the role, Claude Makelele has left his position as Monaco's technical director.
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The making of N'Golo Kante, by those who witnessed his incredible rise
By Kiyan Sobhani last updated
N'Golo Kante Watching the almost-freakish Frenchman now, it's scarcely believable that he didn't play his first top-flight match until 2014. Just three seasons later the pint-sized force of nature is edging closer towards winning back-to-back Premier League titles – but how on earth did the quiet lad from a Parisian suburb get here?
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