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Zidane to quit national team

PARIS, AUG. 11 . Football great Zinedine Zidane is set to announce his retirement from the French national team, the daily L'Equipe reported on Wednesday.

Although the newspaper cited no sources, it wrote that Zidane would announce his retirement from international football ``in less than a week''.

L'Equipe noted that Zidane's decision would be based on feelings of ``weariness and isolation'' that were aggravated by the recent retirement from the French side by friends of the brilliant midfielder, such as defender Bixente Lizarazu. On his official website, Zidane said that he met new France coach Raymond Domenech in Madrid on Aug. 4, and the two had a frank exchange.

Zidane said that another meeting with Domenech would take place, and that he would announce his final decision before the September 4 World Cup preliminary match against Israel. — DPA

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