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Patrick Vieira is one of the experienced players that will feature for France in this years edition of the European Championships. Vieira is 31 years old and he plays for Inter Milan as a central midfielder. He will also, most probably, be the captain for the French squad in the mentioned tournament, leading youngsters and experienced players alike, with his influence and determination.Vieira started playing football at youth level at the age of eight years. He featured for youth Patrick Mahomes Jersey sides FC Trappes, FC Drouais and Tours, before signing his first profe sional contract with AS Cannes in 1993. He Joe Montana Jersey left for AC Milan in 1995 but only made two appearances. He was transferred to Premiership club Arsenal in 1996, making a huge succe s of his move in his 9-year spell at the club. He was named captain of the Gunners and led his team to an unbeaten Premier League season in 2003/04 among other personal and club honours. On July 14th 2005, Patrick moved to Serie A club Juventus for 13.7 million. He spent just one season at the club, after the Calciopoli scandal hit Italian football and especially Juventus. He moved to their bitter rivals Inter, where he still is today. Patrick Vieira made his international debut on the 26th February 1997 against the Netherlands. He was born in Senegal but chose to Kendall Fuller Jersey feature for France rather than his country of origin. He was part of the squad that won the 1998 World Cup, even a sisting one of the goals in the Final against Brazil, by setting up Emmanuel Petit. He was also part of the squad that won the European Championship two years later in 2000. He also featured in the unsucce sful squads of World Cup 2002, Euro 2004 and World Cup 2006. On the 5th August 2006, Vieira was appointed captain of the French squad, after he had already been named captain several times before, in the absence of legend Zinedine Zidane. After Zidanes retirement Derrick Thomas Jersey at the end of World Cup 2006, the captains armband went to Patrick Vieira. He is a player that young players look up to. He has qualities similar to Man Utds Roy Keane, and will be an amazing captain for Les Blues in Euro 2008. If he makes just 3 appearances in Euro 2008, he will equal Zinedine Frank Clark Jersey Zidanes number of caps for France, taking his total number of appearances to 108 (currently: 105 caps). youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBtQJf0sxtc